Emergency Care Updates

Reasons for patients with non-urgent conditions attending the emergency department in Kenya: A qualitative study

31 March, 202118 May, 2022

Reasons for patients with non-urgent conditions attending the emergency department in Kenya: A qualitative study.
Matifary CR, Wachira B, Nyanja N, Kathomi C.
Afr J Emerg Med. 2021 Mar;11(1):113-117. doi: 10.1016/j.afjem.2020.09.004.

Machakos County: A Model for Emergency Care in the Counties

12 March, 202124 May, 2021

Machakos County is currently leading in the adoption of the Kenya Emergency Medical Care Policy 2020-2030 developed by the Ministry of Health. Based on the WHO Emergency Care Systems Framework, the Machakos County Emergency Medical Care System is proof that we can have a functioning emergency care system across the different Counties and across the Country.

A baseline review of the ability of hospitals in Kenya to provide emergency and critical care services for COVID-19 patients

22 January, 202118 May, 2022

A baseline review of the ability of hospitals in Kenya to provide emergency and critical care services for COVID-19 patients

Wachira B, Mwai M.

Afr J Emerg Med. 2021;Jun;11(2):213-217. doi: 10.1016/j.afjem.2021.01.001

Dr Mercy Mwangangi opens African Emergency Medicine Conference in Nairobi, Kenya

11 November, 202024 May, 2021

“On behalf of the Government of Kenya and the Ministry of Health, I would like to welcome you all to the 5th African Conference on Emergency Medicine being streamed live from Nairobi, Kenya.” Dr Mercy Mwangangi, Cabinet Administrative Secretary, Ministry of Health Kenya

Time is heart muscle…this is a Heart Attack!

19 September, 202022 December, 2022