Building the surgical workforce for safer deliveries in underserved counties
Our Work
CPHD designs and implements high-impact health programs that strengthen systems, build workforce capacity, and close lifesaving gaps for mothers, newborns, and children.
Impact
Bridging clinical care, technology, and policy across Kenya
CPHD designs and implements high-impact health programs that strengthen systems, build workforce capacity, and close lifesaving gaps for mothers, newborns, and children.
Safe Surgery and Anesthesia (SaSA)
Kenya’s first public-sector nurse anesthetist training program addressing critical shortages, building simulation-based training, and restoring operating theatres in remote Turkana County.
Donors: GE Foundation, Elma Philanthropies, UKAid
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Newborn Essential Services and Technologies (NEST)
Improving newborn care through essential equipment, training, and biomedical systems
Procurement, installation, and training for the NEST360 equipment bundle bubble CPAP, radiant warmers, phototherapy across 13 hospitals in 10 counties, paired with biomedical capacity-building.
Partners: Rice University, KEMRI, KMTC
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Transforming Medical Education Through Simulation
Building Kenya's first public-sector simulation ecosystem
Since 2016, CPHD pioneered simulation-based medical education in Kenya establishing the first public-sector high-fidelity simulation center, training 1,500+ health workers, and now exploring AI-enabled learning platforms.
Partners: Rice University, KEMRI, KMTC
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Last Mile Oxygen Access
Affordable, decentralized oxygen for frontline health facilities
A fit-for-purpose oxygen bundle with sustainable financing deploying concentrators, splitters, pulse oximeters, and Liquid Oxygen (LOX) systems across primary and referral facilities in 14 counties.
Donors: Segal Family Foundation, DT Global, COlab
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Mental Health for the Urban Youth
Resilient systems for mental wellbeing through schools, universities, and informal settlements
A multi-sectoral initiative with citiesRISE integrating mental health literacy, peer support, digital platforms, and safe spaces across Nairobi’s schools, universities, and informal settlements.
Partners: citiesRISE, MoH, MoE, Amazing Minds Africa
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Real-Time Power Monitoring for Health Facilities
Improving equipment uptime through smart energy tracking
Partnership with Nexleaf and PagerDuty to deploy smart energy monitoring sensors in health facilities — enabling real-time alerts, preventive maintenance scheduling, and evidence-based infrastructure planning.
Partners: Nexleaf Analytics, PagerDuty
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Emergency Biomedical Support for Oxygen Systems
Restoring oxygen infrastructure during COVID-19
Rapid deployment of biomedical teams to evaluate, repair, and recommission oxygen equipment in 20 facilities across 6 counties while embedding preventive maintenance capacity in on-site engineers.
Partner: PATH
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Expanding Access to CPAP for Pediatric Respiratory Care
Low-cost CPAP technology, training, and policy reform
Deploying affordable CPAP devices to public hospitals and building clinical and biomedical capacity culminating in CPAP’s integration into Kenya’s national pediatric care guidelines.
Donors & Partners: To be confirmed
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Making POCUS for Every Mother Accessible (MaPEMA)
Expanding access to life-saving ultrasound for safer pregnancies
A national initiative integrating Point-of-Care Ultrasound into primary maternal care combining technology, training, policy advocacy, and financing to make diagnostic imaging accessible to every mother.
Partners: Rice University, KEMRI, KMTC
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