In an emergency, every second matters. Yet across Kenya, and many other low- and middle-income countries, countless people are losing their lives not because help doesn’t exist—but because it arrives too late, is misguided, or is completely inaccessible.

Whether it’s a mother facing postpartum bleeding, a boda-boda rider injured on a rural road, or a child struggling to breathe from an asthma attack—far too often, basic emergency care knowledge and support are out of reach.

Kenya’s emergency care system is still developing. Many communities lack:

• Access to reliable emergency contacts
• Knowledge of what to do during an emergency
• Immediate guidance for first aid or critical care
• Awareness of where the nearest emergency department is located

Even in hospitals, frontline healthcare providers often lack quick access to up-to-date protocols or tools that can facilitate rapid decision-making during high-stress situations.

The result? Delays, mismanagement, and in too many cases, preventable deaths.

At the Emergency Medicine Kenya Foundation (EMKF), we asked: What if everyone—from a bystander on the street to a nurse in a busy casualty unit—could have life-saving information at their fingertips?

That’s why we developed the Casualty App.

The Casualty App is a free, offline-first mobile application designed to bridge the gap between emergencies and timely, appropriate care. It empowers:

• Laypersons, First responders and Community Health Workers with basic emergency care instructions
• Healthcare professionals with instant access to evidence-based emergency care protocols, including CPR guidance by the app’s Resuscitate® feature
• Everyone with emergency contacts, ambulance service numbers, and the location and contact details of the nearest emergency department anywhere in Kenya.

And now, we’re going even further.

Thanks to Tech To The Rescue for facilitating the partnership and to Miquido, a leading global software development company, generously contributing their time, talent, and technology pro bono, we are developing an AI-powered version of the Casualty App that will deliver voice-guided emergency care in both English and Swahili.

This collaboration is helping us bring hands-free, real-time emergency care support to communities and healthcare providers across Kenya—transforming how we respond to emergencies and ultimately, saving more lives.

This next-generation version will:

• Guide users in real-time, hands-free, even in high-stress emergencies
• Empower everyone—from community responders to emergency department staff—with instant, interactive access to lifesaving information.

Whether in a rural village or an urban hospital, the Casualty App will soon act as a pocket emergency advisor, helping save lives when it matters most.

Technology has the power to close deadly gaps in emergency care—if it’s accessible, localised, and built for the people who need it most.

The Casualty App is doing just that—democratising emergency medical information and empowering everyone to act fast and effectively in a crisis.

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