Emergency Medicine Kenya Foundation

22/06/2026

🚨 A SHOCK-ing Encounter 🚨

Would you recognize shock before the blood pressure drops?

In this episode of Casualty Live!, we break down the early warning signs, the different types of shock, and the lifesaving interventions that every frontline healthcare provider should know.

💡 Learn how to:
✅ Spot shock early—even when the vitals look “normal”
✅ Differentiate hypovolaemic, cardiogenic, obstructive, and distributive shock
✅ Prioritize the right interventions in the first critical minutes
✅ Reassess effectively and avoid common pitfalls

Because in emergency medical care, time is tissue and delayed recognition costs lives.

📅 Thursday, 2nd July
👩🏽‍⚕️ Speaker: Dr. Jean Wanjema
🕖 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM (EAT)
🔗 Register now: [https://www.emergencymedicinekenya.org/talks]

Learn. Respond. Save Lives.

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17/06/2026

🚑 Emergency response starts with knowing who to call.

We are proud that the Mombasa County Emergency Dispatch Centre is powered by Ambulensi technology, supporting Department of Health Services - Mombasa County to strengthen coordinated public ambulance services and 24-hour emergency response across the county.

Strong Emergency Medical Services require more than ambulances. They depend on trained teams, reliable dispatch, effective communication, and systems that connect people to care when time matters most.

📞 Save these emergency numbers for Mombasa County

🌍 Learn more about how Ambulensi is strengthening public ambulance services in Kenya: http://www.ambulensi.org

Mombasa County 24-Hour Call Centre - Always Here, Always Ready
In case of a public health emergency, medical incident, or when you need urgent assistance, help is just a call away. Our dedicated response teams are available 24/7 to ensure timely support and emergency coordination across the County.

📞 Public Health Emergency Operations Centre: 0793 390984
📞 Dispatch Centre: 0715 090909
📞 County Call Centre: 1599

Your health and safety remain our priority.
We Care. We Respond. We Save Lives.

12/06/2026

📘 Casualty Emergency Care Algorithms — Bigger, Better, and Available Now

In emergencies, quick access to clear guidance can make all the difference.

The Casualty Emergency Care Algorithms are now available as a FREE soft copy and as a new printed A4 booklet — bigger, clearer, and easier to use at the bedside.

Designed for healthcare providers, the algorithms support quick bedside decision-making, team learning, and emergency care reference.

📲 Download the free soft copy: https://www.emergencymedicinekenya.org/algorithms/

🖨️ Buy the printed A4 copy:
Pay KES 2,500 via MPESA Till No. 578355, then WhatsApp your MPESA confirmation and delivery details to 0716 026396.

🚚 Free delivery within Kenya for orders of 5 copies or more.

For every print copy purchased, one copy will be donated to an Emergency Care Centre in Kenya.

Casualty App updates coming soon.

Keep lifesaving guidance within reach.

Learn. Respond. Save Lives.

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

09/06/2026

In case you missed it, the SHA Emergency Fund (ECCIF) Readiness for Public and Private Emergency Departments session is now available.

The session covered key areas required for emergency departments to prepare for ECCIF implementation, including eligibility requirements, documentation standards, claims processes, reimbursement workflows, compliance expectations, and operational readiness for both public and private facilities.

Watch the full session here:
https://youtu.be/9OzAVAoD3W0?si=SZhy1cpfMmWZCwXj

02/06/2026

🚨 Casualty Live! Episode 4: Trauma Fundamentals — A High-Stakes Team Approach

Trauma care is rarely a solo effort. In the Emergency Department, outcomes depend on how quickly teams recognize priorities, communicate clearly, and act together.

This episode explores the fundamentals of trauma response and why a coordinated team approach is essential when every second matters.

📅 Date: 4th June 2026
🕖 Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
👩🏽‍⚕️ Speaker: Dr. Jean Wanjema
📲 Register [https://www.emergencymedicinekenya.org/talks/]

Download the Casualty App:
App Store: https://apps.apple.com/ke/app/casualty/id1662760384
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.emergencymedicinekenya.casualty

Learn. Respond. Save Lives.

28/05/2026

Emergency departments play a critical role in ensuring patients receive timely emergency medical care when it matters most.

As Kenya continues to strengthen healthcare financing under the Social Health Authority, emergency departments need to be prepared to understand ECCIF eligibility, documentation requirements, claims processes, reimbursement workflows, and compliance expectations.

Join the Social Health Authority, in collaboration with the Emergency Medicine Kenya Foundation and Daktari Online, for a practical webinar on ECCIF Readiness for Emergency Departments, designed to support both public and private emergency departments in strengthening operational, administrative, and claims readiness.

📲 Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WSClxBgLRIqI2TcEi7JWGA #/registration
📅 Friday, 29th May 2026
⏰ 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
🎙️ Presented by: Social Health Authority (SHA) Team

Join the conversation on strengthening emergency department readiness for sustainable emergency healthcare financing.

Join the Social Health Authority (SHA) in collaboration with Emergency Medicine Kenya Foundation and Daktari Online for an important session: Accessing the ECCIF Emergency Fund: What Public and Private Emergency Departments Need to Know.

28/05/2026

🚑 EMS personnel often respond in circumstances most people would run from.

These moments are a reminder that Emergency Medical Services are more than ambulances; they are people who continue to respond during crises, uncertainty, and danger to help patients reach emergency medical care.

“Improving Outcomes, Together” also means recognising the courage, commitment, and humanity of all emergency responders across Kenya.

Through Ambulensi, EMKF is strengthening public ambulance services by improving dispatch coordination, workforce capacity, quality of emergency medical care and the integration of public emergency healthcare systems to save lives

To EMS personnel everywhere — thank you for continuing to respond when every second matters.

🌍 Learn more about Ambulensi: www.ambulensi.org

28/05/2026

🎉 We are excited to share EMKF’s Q1 2026 Impact Report.

From January to March, Emergency Medicine Kenya Foundation continued working with governments and healthcare providers to strengthen emergency healthcare systems across Kenya.

This quarter, Kisii County, Baringo County Government, and Kericho Counties completed their Emergency Medical Care Plans, while Mombasa County Government. officially launched its County Emergency Dispatch Center, powered by Ambulensi, to strengthen coordinated public ambulance services and improve access to timely emergency medical care.

Q1 also saw the inaugural Ambulensi EMS Conference, continued support to public ambulance services and emergency departments, healthcare provider training, and the publication of GIS research on access to public emergency departments in Kenya.

Read the full blog [https://www.emergencymedicinekenya.org/story/building-stronger-systems/] to learn more about our progress towards stronger emergency healthcare systems that save lives.

12/05/2026

👩🏽‍⚕️ International Nurses Day

Our Nurses. Our Future. Empowered Nurses Save Lives.

Today, we honor the nurses who stand at the heart of emergency medical care — calmly assessing, prioritizing, stabilizing, and responding when every second matters.

In emergency departments, ambulances, and communities across Kenya, nurses are often the first to recognize danger, the first to act, and the constant presence that holds emergency response together.

But nurses cannot save lives alone.

Strong emergency healthcare systems are essential to enabling nurses to deliver timely, high-quality care. That means functional emergency departments, coordinated ambulance services, clear clinical protocols, lifesaving equipment, ongoing training, and systems designed to support rapid decision-making during emergencies.

At EMKF, we are working to strengthen emergency healthcare systems because when nurses are empowered, emergency healthcare systems become stronger. And when emergency healthcare systems work, lives are saved.

Today, we celebrate the skill, compassion, resilience, and leadership of nurses everywhere. Thank you for the lives you save every day.

🌍 Follow our work: www.emergencymedicinekenya.org

30/04/2026

Sepsis is not rare. It’s not dramatic. And in our setting, it’s often missed.

This episode of Casualty Live! dives into The Sepsis Divide, the moment where early clues must trigger critical decisions.

Miss it… and it costs lives.
Catch it early… and everything changes.
The question is—will you recognise it in time?

🎧 Tune in. Learn to spot it. Act faster

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

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

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