Jurnal Internasional vol.12 issue 1 2022
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
The status and future of emergency care in the Republic of Kenya

Jurnal Internasional vol.12 issue 1 2022
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
The status and future of emergency care in the Republic of Kenya

Kenya
Emergency care
Devolution
Universal health coverage
Medical education

Kenya is a rapidly developing country with a growing economy and evolving health care system. In the decade
since the last publication on the state of emergency care in Kenya, significant developments have occurred in the
country's approach to emergency care. Importantly, the country decentralized most health care functions to
county governments in 2013. Despite the triple burden of traumatic, communicable, and non-communicable

diseases, the structure of the health care system in the Republic of Kenya is evolving to adapt to the impor-
tant role for the care of emergent medical conditions. This report provides a ten-year interval update on the

current state of the development of emergency medical care and training in Kenya, and looks ahead towards
areas for growth and development. Of particular focus is the role emergency care plays in Universal Health
Coverage, and adapting to challenges from the devolution of health care.

J. Austin Lee , Grace Wanjiku , Naomi Nduku , Adam R. Aluisio , Ramu Kharel , John Tabu Simiyu , Benjamin W. Wachira

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.afjem.2021.11.003

10 November 2021

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