Benson Simba

Global Health Specialist | Climate Advocate|Director, Social Determinants of Health, Amref Health Africa

[HealthRight @HealthRight]

We partnered with Asian Refugees United (https://t.co/xahhlzz3EB) to implement Project Sahaara, a Problem Management Plus (PM+) pilot to deliver a peer-led, low-intensity psychological intervention to Nepali-speaking Bhutanese communities in central Pennsylvania.

[HealthRight Kenya @healthright__ke]

𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗠𝗶𝗠) 𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲; 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
This initiative places students at the centre of conversations
𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗: https://t.co/so0wMrESwz

[Citizen TV Kenya @citizentvkenya]

World Mental Health Day:

Kenya joins the world in marking Mental Health Day

One in every four Kenyans faces a mental health challenge

About 75 percent of Kenyans lack access to mental health services

#CitizenFridayNight

[HealthRight Kenya @healthright__ke]

This sets the pace for a greater reach. We are ready to make Raise the Voices of Change. @comicrelief @KenyaRedCross @UnescoEast @GileadSciences @simbanbenson1 @MwawasiR @mathu_wilson

[HealthRight Kenya @healthright__ke]

The #VoicesofChangeCampaign's objective is to initiate long-term impact in normalising mental health conversations and creating safe spaces in Higher Education Institutions. It brings together Student Advocates of Mental Health, SGBV, and Leadership.

[HealthRight Kenya @healthright__ke]

Our #voicesofchangecampaign aims to give a voice to these university students by providing a platform and establishing a connection between them and relevant authorities as part of #HealthRightKenyaat20 anniversary celebrations. @comicrelief @GileadSciences @uonbi @PSKenya_

[HealthRight Kenya @healthright__ke]

The conversation will happen and we will be better. The #gbv & #mentalhealth story will be told across higher education institutions. @comicrelief @PSKenya_ @HealthRight @GileadSciences #healthrightkenyaat20

[HealthRight Kenya @healthright__ke]

"If you don't have a voice someone else will project that voice for you", Huldah Jebiwott Mt. Kenya University, Law Student . #HealthRightInternational
#HealthRightKenya #ComicRelief #GileadScience
#HealthRightKenyaat20 #GBV #MentalHealth

[Benson Simba @simbanbenson1]

Young people deserve safe spaces to share, heal & thrive.
It’s time we invest in mental health services, GBV prevention, and community-led solutions.
Every voice matters.
#Mentalhealthawareness
#Mentalhealth
#Healthrightkenya@20
@MOH @Comic relief

[Amref Health Africa @Amref_Worldwide]

At this evening’s @WorldBank-hosted side event at #COP29, "The Global Cost of Climate-Health Inaction: Price Tag and Role of Public & Private Sectors," @daktari1 presents a bold vision for climate-health financing and action by #COP30. What transformative steps must be taken? How can partnerships at global and national levels turn this vision into reality? @TRabie_WB
#AmrefAtCOP29 #COP29Baku

[Amref Health Africa @Amref_Worldwide]

Earlier today, on the sidelines of #COP29Baku, together with @PACJA1 and @Afidep, we launched the Pan-African Partnership on Climate and Health (PPCH)—a transformative platform for collective action, driven by shared goals to:

🌍 Build sustainable, climate-resilient health systems.
💡 Promote knowledge exchange, innovation, and thought leadership.
🤝 Leverage resources and expertise for impactful primary health care interventions.

With the support of key partners—@AfricaCDC, @WHOAFRO, @wellcometrust, @RockefellerFdn, and @IDRC_CRDI—we are delivering solutions inspired by the experiences of frontline communities most impacted by #ClimateChange.
#COP29 #AmrefAtCOP29 #ClimateHealth

[Ugo @4ieudonne]

🎯 Live now at the #COP29 Parliamentary Pavilion:

"Parliamentary Action for Climate Resilient SRHR"

🎙️Join the conversation to understand the intersection between SHRH and its intersection with climate resilience.

Not in Baku? Livestream: https://t.co/w8WlnZd5XA
#COP29Baku

[PMNCH @PMNCH]

Communities in Africa, especially women, children and adolescents, that are the most impacted by climate change. To address this we need financing, but it is only arriving in the form of loans with high interest rates & accessibility barriers. This perpetuates the climate injustice! @amref @simbanbenson1

[PMNCH @PMNCH]

.@PMNCH & @sadcpf open the session on Parliamentary Action for Climate Resilient #SRHR. Climate change increases
- SGBV
- child marriage
- pregnancy complications
- access to family planning and life saving commodities
- access to health services
What can parliaments do about it?

[Amref Health Africa @Amref_Worldwide]

Yesterday, on the sidelines of #COP29Baku, @daktari1 met with Mr Ali Mohamed, Chair of the African Group of Negotiators (@AGNChairUNFCCC), to explore opportunities for collaboration in championing health as a central pillar in #ClimateChange negotiations.

Key discussions majorly focused on:
✅ Strengthening partnerships to empower AGN members to better lead the advocacy for health in climate policies.
✅ Prioritising evidence-based approaches to highlight the undeniable connection between health and climate.

✨Both leaders emphasised that health is not a footnote in climate discussions, but a cornerstone that has been overlooked for a long time. They committed to working together to position health at the core of #ClimateAction. #AmrefAtCOP29

[Amref Health Africa @Amref_Worldwide]

"Inclusion is an active and intentional process that must show genuine care for the most vulnerable among us. It starts with investing in people and amplifying their voices. To achieve true inclusion, we must prioritise those who have been left behind, as they are the ones who need support the most." – @daktari1 at @wellcometrust side-event #COP29; @IPCC_CH
#COP29Baku #AmrefAtCOP29

[Amref Health Africa @Amref_Worldwide]

"Strong political commitment, supportive policies, and collaboration across ministries and departments were crucial for Malawi in securing the Green Climate Fund. This Fund is enabling us to unlock comprehensive, inclusive solutions to build climate resilience and address both environmental and socio-economic challenges." — Dr Lilian Chunda, Lead, Malawi Delegation at #COP29. #AmrefAtCOP29 #COP29Azerbaijan @theGCF @simbanbenson1 @AGNChairUNFCCC @Afidep @PACJA1 @UNFCCC @AGNESAfrica1

[Amref Health Africa @Amref_Worldwide]

To advance the climate and health priorities outlined in Article 10 of AMCEN’s Decision SS.X/3 and to ensure that Africa’s climate change and health considerations are integrated into the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG), @Amref_Worldwide, in collaboration with @PACJA1 and @Afidep, will host a high-level policy dialogue on climate change and health at #COP29 under the PPCH umbrella.

Join the conversation using #AmrefAtCOP29.

#COP29Azerbaijan #ClimateAction @COP29_AZ @Cop29News @UNFCCC @martinmuchangi @daktari1

[Amref Health Africa @Amref_Worldwide]

"Evidence is the foundation of policy, but for policy to truly be inclusive and people-centred, the evidence must reflect the full spectrum of voices, views, and perspectives. However, diversity in research does not automatically equate to representation—true inclusion goes beyond the researchers to encompass the people impacted by the policies. Without this, diversity risks becoming another form of exclusion." – @daktari1, speaking at a @wellcometrust side event at #COP29. @IPCC_CH
#COP29Baku #AmrefAtCOP29

[Amref Health Africa @Amref_Worldwide]

"It's undeniable that climate change has profound effects on human health. Climate-linked events like floods devastate crops, contaminate water, and fuel disease outbreaks like cholera and malaria. Building climate resilience in agriculture is essential for food security and protecting the health of vulnerable communities," Hon Prosper Dodiko, Minister of Environment, Agriculture and Livestock, Burundi #AmrefAtCOP29 #COP29Baku #COP29Azerbaijan #COP29