The Institute works closely with local and international development partners including the International Union of Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE), United Nations Research Institute on Social Development (UNRISD), World Health Organization (WHO), African Medical and Research Foundationm(AMREF), Medical Assistance Programme International (MAP INTERNATIONAL), Mitumba Trust Community Based Organization (MTCBO), International Development and Research Centre (IDRC), Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Department for Research Cooperation (SIDA/SAREC), United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), International Centre for Research on Women (ICRW), US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Bank among others

AIHD is partnering with three organizations in a Community Health and Development Consortium-Kenya (CHDC-Kenya), namely:

As part of its fundraising activities, CHDC-Kenya responded to the call for proposals by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation termed the African Health Initiative. With tremendous knowledge regarding health disparities in underserved communities, the partnership aims at provide cost-effective, large-scale integration of primary health care linked to implementation research and workforce training for sustainable health improvement and development. The letter of intent (LOI) was submitted on Nov 15th, 2007.