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Leading Continental Healthcare Body

Enhancing the Delivery of Quality & Equitable Renal Nursing Services Across Africa

Empowering specialized nurses, advancing nurse-led clinical research, and transforming chronic kidney disease outcomes in local communities.

Our Vision

To be the leading professional continental body that enhances the delivery of quality, equitable, and comprehensive renal nursing services across Africa.

AFNNA Strategic Outlook

Our Mission

To participate actively in the provision of preventive, promotive, curative, and research-driven services in professional renal care across diverse healthcare spaces.

Driven By Clinical Excellence

Strategic Framework

Our structured initiatives target systemic improvements in localized chronic kidney disease (CKD) paradigms.

Building Capacity

Enhancing the specialized professional development of continental nurses through systematic training programs, intensive regional seminars, and hands-on workshops.

Pillar 01

Community Advocacy

Advocating aggressively for standardized early detection models and patient disease management protocols to mitigate the growing burdens of CKD in urban and rural clinics.

Pillar 02

Research & Innovation

Fostering rigorous, nurse-led clinical research initiatives and scaling up deployment of evidence-based medical treatments specifically tailored to African resource structures.

Pillar 03

Scientific Congress Portals

Tracking our major cross-border learning landmarks and interactive regional assemblies.

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Joint Assembly Announcement

5th ASOT & 3rd AFNNA Congress

"Enhancing Optimal African Transplantation Practices"

Date: 18 - 20 June, 2026
Venue: Gewan Hotel Cairo - EGYPT
Language: English Medium
Official Certificate of Attendance provided
AFNNA President Divina Nyarera
Congress President Gamal Saadi
Under Patronage of PM Dr. Mostafa Madbouly Inquire Space
Historical Record

2nd Scientific Conference

"Improving Kidney Care in Africa: The Evolving Role of the Nephrology Nurse"

16th – 18th May 2024
Lemigo Hotel β€” Kigali, Rwanda
Key Subthemes Explored:
  • Innovations in Nephrology Education
  • Renal Replacement Therapies
  • Evidence-Based Frameworks
  • Cross-Border Nursing Workforce Challenges
Scientific Chair: Dr. Dorcas Maina (Kenya)
Membership

Join AFNNA

Become part of Africa's premier nephrology nursing association. Select the membership category that best reflects your professional standing.

Full Membership

Professional Grade

For nephrology nurses or other health professionals with a related health qualification.

Voting rights on association matters
Eligible to hold office

Associate Membership

Allied & Supportive

For other professionals or individuals with a keen interest in kidney disease and nephrology care.

Access to AFNNA resources & publications
Conference participation eligibility

Trainee Membership

Student & Certification Track

For students actively pursuing a nephrology certification or related qualification.

Mentorship and educational support
Access to training programs & webinars
Pan-African Action

Initiatives

Transformative programs driving kidney health awareness, professional excellence, and community impact across the continent.

CKD Awareness Outreach

Community-level campaigns to raise awareness of chronic kidney disease prevention and early detection across African populations.

Nursing Education

Structured continental training programs, workshops, and webinars designed to raise the standard of nephrology nursing practice.

Collaborative Research

Multi-country, nurse-led clinical research generating evidence-based data to improve renal care delivery in African settings.

Policy Advocacy

Engaging ministries, regulators, and health bodies to embed nephrology nursing standards into national healthcare policies.

Leadership

Governance

The elected and appointed leadership guiding AFNNA's continental mandate.

Executive Members

Current leadership team of the Africa Nephrology Nurses Association

Divina Nyarera

President

πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Kenya

Esther Obeng

Vice President

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡­ Ghana

Nashon Kagwe

Organising Secretary

πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡Ώ Tanzania

Mwila Gulumbe

Member

πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡² Zambia

Nancy Wangombe

Member

πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Kenya

Committees

Specialized committees driving AFNNA's technical and professional agenda

Education Committee

Responsible for the development and oversight of AFNNA's training curricula, continuing professional development programs, and continental nephrology nursing standards.

Members to be announced

Research & Publication Committee

Coordinates AFNNA's multi-country research projects, peer-reviewed publications, and dissemination of evidence-based findings relevant to nephrology nursing in Africa.

Members to be announced
Continental Network

Our Pan-African Presence

Connecting and representing nephrology nurses across Africa β€” building a stronger, continent-wide network one nation at a time.

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Kenya

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Uganda

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Tanzania

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Rwanda

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Zambia

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Egypt

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Ghana

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Nigeria

...and growing. More countries joining AFNNA's network.