Afya Elimu Fund – The Higher Education Loans Board
The Afya Elimu Fund is a partnership product of the USAID funded Human Resources for Health (HRH) Kenya Mechanism implemented by IntraHealth International Inc., the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB), Ministry of Health, and the private sector and county governments. The Fund offers affordable loans to needy students pursuing pre-service medical training at mid-level (i.e. diploma & certificate level only).
Eligibility:
Kenyan students enrolled in courses approved by the Medical Training Colleges and applying for the loan for the first time.
The application form is only accessible through the HELB student portal on www.helb.co.ke