Africa Health Research Organization (AHRO)

Africa Health Research Organization (AHRO) was formed in 1997 after its founding director took part in the 13th International AIDS Conference in Durban South Africa. The initial name of the organization was Africa Health Foundation but was changed to AHRO to fulfill its mission of promoting global health through research, publication, events, and training. It was legally registered in the UK in 2004 as a not–for–profit organization and in 2008, it moved its official headquarters to Ghana. In 2010, it introduced the Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, a journal that was aimed at promoting the dissemination of quality scientific knowledge. In 2012, it introduced the event arm of the organization by initiating the International Malaria Symposium which was held in Accra, Ghana. It also introduced the now defunct London AIDS Conference which was substituted by the International HIV/AIDS Conference.