The Injury Prevention & Safety Initiative (TIPSI)©

The Injury Prevention and Safety Initiative (TIPSI)© is an independent initiative under the Emergency Medicine Kenya Foundation (EMKF) that brings together local health care professionals to improve injury outcomes in Kenya.

Wahome Gakuru died due to lack of emergency services, driver says

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There were no efforts by emergency response teams to rescue former Nyeri governor Wahome Gakuru after he got involved in a grisly road accident along Nairobi-Kenol highway, an inquest heard Thursday.

Mr Gakuru, who was only 77 days old in office, stayed inside the car’s wreckage at the scene of the accident while bleeding profusely and writhing in pain for about 45 minutes with his aides and members of the public struggling to rescue him.

Public health facilities in Kenya with emergency services now on Google maps

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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 enabling Kenyans to navigate online with ease by searching “emergency centre near me” and find their closest hospital as part of Project 47: Emergency Departments in 47 Counties . Additionally, patients can now easily find opening times, contact numbers and the emergency services offered in the public hospitals online.

 

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