Public health facilities in Kenya with emergency services now on Google maps
Charles Murito – Country Manager, Google Kenya explains the partnership with EMK Foundation to improve access to emergency care in Kenya through Google. Google in partnership with Emergency Medicine Kenya Foundation (EMKF), Ministry of Health and BP Systems Online, have mapped public hospitals with emergency medical care services across the country on Search and Maps […]
CS health Sicily Kariuki says govt has developed emergency medical policy
All you need to know about emergency care in Kenya
The Ministry of Health in Kenya reported that in 2016, about 13,159 people were seriously injured on the road. It is not just road traffic accidents, but also tens of thousands others lose their lives due to other emergencies such as heart attacks, stroke, maternity cases such as the killer pregnancy-induced blood pressure and falls from […]
Emergency Care in Kenya with Dr Benjamin Wachira
Universal Health Coverage (UHC) to include emergency services
The Government of Kenya today launched the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Pilot Program dubbed Afya Care – Wema Wa Mkenya that will enable Kenyans to access affordable healthcare without financial hardship. The President highlighted that with the UHC card, Kenyan residents in the four pilot counties will now access health services ranging from Emergency Services, […]
Universal emergency care could soon be a reality
Access to emergency services an uphill task despite tough laws
Both the Constitution 2010 and the Health Act 2017 state that nobody should be denied emergency medical treatment. This includes pre-hospital care, stabilising the patient, and arranging for referral in cases where the health provider of first call does not have the facilities necessary to stabilise the patient. Emergency treatment, according to the African […]
“More accident and emergency centres are required”, President Kenyatta
President Uhuru Kenyatta has taken action after he made a secret visit to Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) The president who was speaking to the team tasked with regenerating Nairobi city co-chaired by Governor Mike Sonko and Tourism CS Najib Balala revealed that he made an anonymous visit to the National hospital and the state of […]
Most Africans still don’t have access to Emergency Care
What does the law say about emergency medical treatment in Kenya?
Medical institutions that fail to provide health care services necessary to prevent and manage the damaging health effects due to an emergency situation are culpable. Facilities that have systems that are inappropriately designed and invariably cause a patient deserving of emergency medical treatment not to receive such treatment, are also culpable. Hospitals that prioritize monetary […]
