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An NGO supporting governments and emergency healthcare providers across Kenya to save lives by strengthening the emergency healthcare system.

57 people die in Kenya every hour. With a working emergency healthcare system, this number could potentially be reduced by half. EMKF is an NGO supporting governments and emergency healthcare providers across Kenya to save lives by strengthening the emergency healthcare system.

02/04/2026

🚑 Strengthening emergency response across Mombasa County

Every emergency begins with a call — and a system that must respond.

In February, the Department of Health Services - Mombasa County took an important step forward with the launch of its County Emergency Dispatch Centre, strengthening how emergencies are received, coordinated, and referred across the county. Powered by Ambulensi, this marks a shift from a fragmented response to a coordinated, countywide emergency medical service, ensuring that wherever an emergency occurs, help can be reached, dispatched, and delivered more effectively.

This progress reflects the County Government’s commitment to building a system that works, connecting communities, ambulance services, and emergency departments into a single, responsive network.

We are proud to partner with the County Government of Mombasa and the Department of Health Services - Mombasa County to strengthen emergency medical services across the entire county to save lives.

Because stronger systems mean faster response, better coordination, and more lives saved.

👉🏽 Learn more: https://ambulensi.org

31/03/2026

🚑 When Bungoma County Referral Hospital reopened its Emergency Department in October 2024, it wasn’t just a renovated space. It was the beginning of a different kind of emergency medical care.

Before this, the department was overcrowded, under-equipped, and unable to meet the needs of patients arriving in crisis.

Without triage systems, trained emergency care providers, or coordinated infrastructure, even a well-intentioned emergency department cannot reliably save lives. The gap between what patients needed and what the system could deliver was wide and urgent.

That gap at Bungoma County Referral Hospital was closed through a partnership between the Bungoma County Government, supported by Emergency Medicine Kenya Foundation, Rotary Club of Taree, Rotary Club of Balwyn Inc., Rotary Club of Gloucester, and the DAK Foundation.

Together, we:
• Redesigned the emergency department infrastructure
• Trained frontline staff in emergency medical care
• Introduced standardised protocols through the Casualty App

As part of EMKF’s Adopt-an-ED model, this transformation was not just about the space; it was about building a system that saves lives.

Today, the impact is measurable:
• 25% increase in daily patient volume
• Triage waiting time reduced to under 15 minutes
• 60+ emergency staff trained
• Patients from neighbouring counties now seek care here

This is not a one-off project.

It is how emergency healthcare systems are built, and lives are saved — one department, one county, one coordinated partnership at a time.

🔗 Learn more about Adopt-an-ED:
https://www.emergencymedicinekenya.org/adopt-ed

📸 Source: https://epubs.media/rotarydownunder/ezine/2026/688/

31/03/2026

🚑 How far is the nearest public emergency department in Kenya?

Our latest analysis shows that 93.7% of the population lives within 1 hour of a public emergency department, while 98.2% can reach one within 2 hours. Yet in many areas, access is still limited by distance, terrain, and infrastructure, and even when patients arrive, emergency medical care is not always guaranteed.

Because emergency medical care is more than reaching a hospital, it's about reaching the right hospital.

At EMKF, we are working with national and county governments to strengthen public emergency departments, ensuring they are equipped, staffed, and ready to deliver lifesaving emergency medical care.

Hospitals don’t save lives. Well-designed and resourced public emergency departments do.

🔗 Read blog: [https://www.emergencymedicinekenya.org/story/how-far-is-the-nearest-public-emergency-department-in-kenya/]

30/03/2026

🚨 Casualty Live! Episode 2: HINTing at Something: The Dizziness Dilemma — Stroke or not?

A dizzy patient walks into your ED, are you confident you can tell vertigo from a posterior stroke? In this episode, Dr. Jean Wanjema unpacks real-world pitfalls, missed strokes, and how the HINTS exam can sharpen decision-making for your next dizzy patient.

📅 Thursday, 2nd April
👩🏽‍⚕️ Speaker: Dr. Jean Wanjema
🕖 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM (EAT)

🔗 Register now: https://www.emergencymedicinekenya.org/talks

Don’t miss out, your next dizzy patient could be having a stroke.

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24/03/2026

🚑 Strengthening emergency healthcare systems goes beyond infrastructure. It requires emergency departments that are purposefully designed, equipped, and ready to respond.

We are proud to partner with the Baringo County Government to support the renovation of the Emergency Department at Baringo County Referral Hospital.

When patients arrive in critical condition, what matters is not just reaching the hospital, but finding a well-functioning emergency department ready to deliver timely, coordinated, and lifesaving care.

All 290+ public emergency departments in Kenya must meet defined standards of readiness, capacity, and quality. At EMKF, we are working with county governments to support this, ensuring public emergency departments are not only built or renovated, but strengthened to function as part of a coordinated emergency healthcare system.

This is how stronger public emergency healthcare systems are built.

Learn more at https://www.emergencymedicinekenya.org/adopt-ed

16/03/2026

The Ambulensi EMS Operations App is here.

Last week, at the Ambulensi EMS Conference, the Emergency Medicine Kenya Foundation (EMKF) officially launched the Ambulensi EMS Operations Mobile App, extending the Ambulensi platform directly into the hands of ambulance crews responding to emergencies across Kenya.

Because emergency care is not just about ambulances.
It is about the systems that coordinate them.

With the Ambulensi App, ambulance crews can now:

• Receive dispatch assignments in real time
• Navigate quickly to incidents and referral hospitals
• Record patient care during transport
• Access EMS protocols and SOPs

The app also includes offline functionality, ensuring ambulance crews can continue accessing critical tools and information even in areas with limited or unstable network coverage.

This launch is more than a technology milestone.
It is another step toward building structured, coordinated, and responsive public ambulance services across Kenya’s 47 counties.

📲 Are you an EMS provider? Download the Ambulensi App

App Store: https://apple.co/4dgelV9

Google Play: https://bit.ly/4b6MHsw

See story: https://www.emergencymedicinekenya.org/story/%f0%9f%8e%89launching-the-ambulensi-ems-operations-app-a-new-tool-strengthening-public-ambulance-services-in-kenya-to-save-lives-%f0%9f%9a%91/

🌍 Learn more: www.ambulensi.org

16/03/2026

🚑 In an emergency, the first question should be simple:

What do you do next?

Across many parts of Kenya, that answer is not always clear. People often face emergencies without knowing the first aid steps to take or where to find help when seconds matter.

Emergency medical care saves lives when patients are recognised early, responders act quickly, and hospitals are prepared. But that chain of survival often begins with the person at the scene.

That is why EMKF developed the Casualty App, a simple tool that helps anyone learn basic first aid and quickly locate emergency medical care services nearby.

Because when the right action is taken early, lives can be saved.

Our founder, Dr. Benjamin Wachira, recently joined A Dose of Health Podcast to reflect on his journey as an emergency physician and EMKF’s work to strengthen emergency healthcare systems across Kenya to save lives.

🎧 Listen to the full podcast:
https://youtu.be/1BAiP-qEX3k?si=MMAAswzagkVu1Wmb

📱 Download the Casualty App

App Store: https://bit.ly/4sABDJX

Google Play: https://bit.ly/3OZyAfQ

Learn. Respond. Save Lives.

13/03/2026

🚑 At the official opening of The Ambulensi Emergency Medical Services Conference, Dr Andrew Toro, Director of Curative Services at The Ministry of Health, highlighted the urgent need to strengthen coordinated emergency healthcare systems across Kenya.

In his keynote address, Dr Toro emphasised that emergency medical care is a critical pillar of a functioning health system, noting that thousands of Kenyans face life-threatening emergencies every day, from road traffic injuries and obstetric complications to heart attacks, strokes, and severe infections.

With over 4,000 road traffic deaths recorded annually in Kenya, and for every death, four more people are injured requiring emergency care, the need for strong prehospital systems has never been clearer. Dr Toro underscored that timely recognition, stabilisation, and safe transfer of patients can mean the difference between life and death.

He also highlighted the Ministry of Health’s ongoing efforts to strengthen emergency care through the Kenya Emergency Medical Care Policy (2020–2030) and the Emergency, Chronic and Critical Illness Fund under the Social Health Authority, which aim to improve access to lifesaving emergency and critical care services nationwide.

Dr Toro further stressed that strengthening emergency healthcare services requires robust collaboration among national and county governments, healthcare professionals, training institutions, private-sector partners, and development organisations.

“Strengthening emergency medical services is not simply about increasing the number of ambulances. It is about building coordinated systems that connect communities, ambulances, and hospitals to deliver timely life-saving care.”

The conference brings together key stakeholders from across Kenya to share best practices, showcase innovations, and strengthen partnerships to improve emergency medical services nationwide.

🌍 Learn more about strengthening EMS across counties: www.ambulensi.org

13/03/2026

🚑 Ambulensi EMS Conference — Understanding the System Behind Emergency Response

Emergency Medical Services are only as strong as the systems that support them.

Dr Joseph Kalanzi, Vice President of the African Federation for Emergency Medicine, keynote address explored the WHO Emergency Care Systems Framework and the critical role of EMS within it. He highlighted how ambulance services connect communities to hospitals and serve as a vital link within the emergency healthcare system.

When EMS systems are well structured, emergencies move seamlessly from recognition to response, stabilisation, and safe transfer, ensuring patients reach the care they need in time.

Strengthening public ambulance services, therefore, means strengthening the systems that make timely, coordinated emergency medical care possible.

🌍 Learn more at: www.ambulensi.org

13/03/2026

🚑 Why Strong Emergency Healthcare Systems Matter

The swift response to the Nyamindi crash and the professionalism demonstrated at Embu Level 5 Hospital show what becomes possible when emergency healthcare systems are strengthened.

Last year, the Emergency Medicine Kenya Foundation (EMKF) partnered with the Embu County Government to develop the Embu County Emergency Medical Care Plan and support the establishment of a purpose-designed Emergency Department at Embu Level 5 Hospital, strengthening how emergencies are received, triaged, and managed.

See Story - https://www.emergencymedicinekenya.org/story/strengthening-emergency-care-in-embu-county-a-milestone-for-lifesaving-healthcare/

Emergencies are unpredictable.
But the response should never be.

We congratulate the emergency team at Embu Level 5 Hospital for their professionalism and dedication, and we join the community in wishing the survivors a full and speedy recovery.

Because when emergency healthcare systems work, lives are saved.

04/03/2026

🚨 Introducing Casualty Live!

We are excited to launch Casualty Live! — a new monthly series designed to equip frontline healthcare providers with practical, evidence-based insights to strengthen emergency medical care.

Casualty Live! will take place on the first Thursday of each month, bringing timely, relevant conversations in emergency and acute care directly to those on the frontline.

In our inaugural episode, we will explore how early recognition of clinical deterioration can dramatically improve patient outcomes, and the critical warning signs every emergency healthcare provider must identify before it’s too late.

📅 Thursday, 5th March 2026
🕖 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM (EAT)
👩🏽‍⚕️ Host: Dr. Jean Wanjema

Don’t miss this first episode, because knowing when to act can save a life!

🔗 Register now: https://www.emergencymedicinekenya.org/talks

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