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Nairobi, KE
Africa Institute of Mental and Brain Health (AFRIMEB), is a public benefit organization based in Kenya, dedicated to research in mental and neurological health as well as substance use research to generate evidence for policy and best practice in the provision of affordable, appropriate, available, and accessible mental health services.
AFRIMEB brings together the widest possible spectrum of professionals from both mental health and non-mental health fields to work together to conduct research and develop and adapt interventions in mental health to fit the local context.
Establishing AFRIMEB was conceptualized in the year 2000 by Professor David M. Ndetei, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Nairobi. It all started when Prof Ndetei and three of his students came together to volunteer their expertise to improve the mental health of underprivileged Kenyans, initially through advocacy. As of today, Prof has heavily invested in the training of Psychiatrists in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Nairobi. His efforts have contributed to Kenya having the best psychiatrist-to-population ratio of any country south of the Sahara, except South Africa (approximately 1:500,000).
The Africa Institute of Mental and Brain Health (AFRIMEB) has established a comprehensive Memory Clinic, a significant milestone in advancing cognitive health services in Kenya and the wider African region. This specialized clinical service has been developed with protocols and procedures that align with internationally recognized standards, positioning it as a center of excellence comparable to memory clinics in high-resource settings across Europe, North America, and Australia. The Memory Clinic addresses a critical gap in mental and brain health services by providing dedicated assessment, diagnosis, and intervention for individuals experiencing memory-related challenges, cognitive decline, and dementia-spectrum conditions.
The clinic serves multiple stakeholder groups with carefully designed access pathways. Individuals who notice memory difficulties in themselves, family members, or are concerned about cognitive changes in their loved ones. They are encouraged to contact AFRIMEB directly for an appointment. Read more
AFRIMEB collaboration with Columbia University New York, USA & Makueni County:
Africa Institute of Mental and Brain Health, in collaboration with Columbia University, New York, USA, and the Department of Health of Makueni County, was implementing a research study titled Multi-Sectoral Stakeholder TEAM Approach to Scale-Up Community Mental Health in Kenya – Building on Locally Generated Evidence and Lessons Learned (TEAM). These are some of the Success Stories from the project.
(AFRIMEB) is a public benefit organization, based in Kenya, dedicated to research in mental and, neurological health and, substance use to generate evidence for policy and best practice in the provision of affordable, appropriate, available and accessible mental health services.
Copyright© 2025, Africa Institute of Mental and Brain Health. All Rights Reserved.