CategoriesNewsLast week, all staff members working in our Kenyan Roadside Wellness Centres received two days of solid training on our Star Driver programme, aimed at promoting and mastering the programme, and inciting Truck Drivers to participate in frequent health checks in exchange of an honorary (but yet valuable) certificate. The programme kicked off on day […]
CategoriesNewsStarted in 2010, North Star’s Blog is now a solid database composed of 180 posts narrating our journey to bring health to hard-to-reach populations in Africa and those who make it possible on a daily basis. Interviews, infographics, videos, exciting news pieces, (re)discover the best articles of the last 5 years: 1. Driving the AIDS […]
CategoriesNewsOver our 8 years of existence, North Star Alliance has worked with more than 70 partners coming from the public and private sectors. The incredible support that our partners provide us is crucial in sustaining and developing our overall activities, bringing health to hard-to-reach populations across sub-Saharan Africa. Today, we are elated to welcome a […]
CategoriesNewsNorth Star’s fourth annual State of the Road Survey is ready to launch next month across Kenya and South Africa. The survey, which involves teams of volunteers interviewing 800 truck drivers across the regions, aims to get a better understanding of the factors influencing health, safety and economic issues of truck drivers. In addition, the […]
CategoriesNewsLast night, South Africa’s largest gathering of HIV researchers, policymakers, activists and people living with HIV, the 7th South African AIDS Conference, awarded our very own Paul Matthew, Regional Director of Southern Africa, with the Dira Sengwe Leadership in AIDS Award. [quote]”Leadership is nothing without people. While it is an honour to be recognised through […]
