Health Systems Strengthening
Nafasi's volunteer physicians work alongside Kenyan health leaders to strengthen emergency care and bring health services closer to the communities that need them. Every project is led by a Kenyan partner and shaped by local priorities.
Community first responders in Mathare
Nafasi funded and supported EMKF to bring its Community Emergency Care Training (CECT) to Mathare, with BECI mobilizing participants. The Emergency Medicine Keyna Foundation (EMKF) trained local Community Health Promoters to recognise emergencies, give immediate first aid and call for help, making them a first link in the emergency care chain in their own neighbourhoods. Next, with BECI, we plan to open small health hubs in Mathare's wards, adding sickle cell screening for young children and women's reproductive health, because a family's health is closely tied to a woman's ability to work and earn.
Health System Needs Assessments
Emergency Medicine Kenya Foundation (EMK) works with county governments and Kenya's Ministry of Health to build emergency care systems that counties run themselves. Most of our health work runs through EMKF. Our team has travelled with EMKF to several counties, completed health system needs assessments in three of them, and directly supported emergency medical services development in one.
Partnership with Emergency Medince Kenya Foundation (EMKF)
Physican Training and Simulations
For several years, our medical team has delivered in-person emergency medicine training at Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi, focused on simulation and point-of-care ultrasound, alongside University of Alberta faculty. With Aga Khan University, the University of Alberta and EMKF, we are now piloting a virtual simulation program, co-led by Dr. Yiming Huang, a critical care and respirology physician with expertise in simulation, so more Kenyan clinicians can train more often.
Casuality Platfrom
Casualty puts evidence-based emergency care protocols and triage guidance on the phones of frontline healthcare providers, with more than 10,000 active users. Nafasi funded its integration with Daktari Online, EMKF's learning platform, so clinicians can take courses, quizzes and webinars inside the tool they already use on shift.
Ambulensi Platform
Ambulensi helps public ambulance services locate, dispatch, communicate with, track and support ambulance crews. Developed and powered by EMKF, it now serves 15 county governments, 178 ambulances and 668 ambulance crews, and has coordinated 17,420 dispatches. Nafasi supported its AI-assisted clinical decision support upgrade.
Paramedic uniforms for Kenyan EMTs
With Lanark County Paramedic Service in Ontario, Nafasi has delivered more than 400 pounds of donated paramedic uniforms to EMKF for emergency medical technicians in Kenya, so crews have proper protective workwear on the job.