Emergency Response National Curriculum Developed to Be Rolled out in Medical Learning Institutions

The Emergency Medicine Kenya Foundation (EMKF) has developed a national curriculum for medical learning institutions on emergency health training. The EMKF project coordinator Bethwel Aliwa said the organization in partnership with other stakeholders developed the national curriculum which will be rolled by medical learning institutions in the country as from January or at the start of their next academic years. Speaking during the county leadership emergency care conference in Nairobi, Aliwa said there has been no standard training curriculum and the next intake of medical students will be the first beneficiaries. Aliwa said the national curriculum will enhance the implementation of the Kenya Emergency Medical Care (EMC) Policy 2020-2030. “The curriculum will support counties in implementing these policies, ensuring that emergency medical care becomes timely, coordinated, and life-saving,” he said. The Kenya Emergency Medical Care (EMC) Policy 2020-2030 is Emergency Medical Care (EMC) System as a key component of the healthcare system and as an enabler to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC). It provides clear definitions of the EMC systems and its components as guided by the World Health Organization (WHO) Emergency Care Systems Framework. It further addresses the gaps in leadership and governance, human care service delivery, emergency health products and technologies, health information system, research, advocacy and partnerships. The policy further provides guidance on the Ministry of Health (MOH) as an oversight authority to regulate emergency medical care in Kenya and the utilization of the Emergency Medical Treatment Fund. “This quarter, EMKF supported Kwale, Makueni, and Mombasa Counties in completing their emergency healthcare policies, laying a strong foundation for improved and coordinated emergency care,” he said.