NEST360 KENYA
Through partnerships with hospitals, governments, and other development partners, we catalyze country-led change to deliver a package of lifesaving technologies, support and maintain an education ecosystem, and enable locally-owned data used to drive action to improve quality newborn care, increase investment, and change policy.
Every hospital implementing NEST360 has installed a package of NEST360 Qualified technologies that includes a selection of devices from each of the categories listed below. The specific device types may vary between hospitals based on their individual needs and requirements.
Hydration, Nutrition & Drug Delivery
- Syringe pump
Jaundice Management
- Bilirubinometer
- Phototherapy
Respiratory Support
- CPAP
- Flow Splitter
- Oxygen Concentrator
- Pulse oximeter
- Respiratory Rate Monitor
- Suction Pump
Thermal Management
- Conductive Warmer
- Continuous Temperature Monitor
- Radiant Warmer
Point-of-care Diagnostics
- Glucometers
- Hemoglobinometers
To learn more about the NEST360 program in Kenya, contact:
George Okello
Country Director
Phone: +254 780 521 314
Email: kenya@nest360.org
Address:
11th floor, The Address
Muthangari Drive
Nairobi, Kenya
Pre-service and in-service education
We provide pre-service and in-service training packages that help educate clinicians and biomedical technicians to use, maintain, and repair the NEST360 bundle of technologies.
Training for both professions is spread out over one week and covers both theory and hands-on application followed by assessment and certification. By learning together professional silos are broken down, leading to better understanding, respect, and appreciation of each other’s roles.
Participants are typically drawn from NEST360 implementing facilities, and medical training colleges, as well as teaching institutions, i.e. biomedical engineering department staff.
Category of personnel | Number trained |
Biomedical Engineers | 400+ |
Clinicians | 2,000 |
*numbers above are cumulative since 2019
ACCESS NEST360 CLINICAL AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES
Our publicly available clinical and technical education materials are designed to be adapted and embedded in locally-developed in-service and pre-service training courses.
WHERE WE WORK IN KENYA
In Kenya, NEST360 is being implemented in 18 hospitals, with the support of 12 skills labs. These skills labs provide hands-on learning opportunities for healthcare professionals and biomedical technicians that are aligned with Kenya’s national care guidelines. Through the labs, doctors, nurses, and clinical officers receive hands-on training in advanced newborn care techniques using qualified technologies, while biomedical engineers and technicians gain experience in managing and maintaining newborn care equipment.
18 Hospitals
- Bungoma County Referral Hospital
- Embu County Referral Hospital
- Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital
- Kakamega County Referral Hospital
- Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH)
- Kerugoya County Referral Hospital
- Kiambu County Referral Hospital
- Machakos County Referral Hospital
- Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital
- Nakuru County Referral Hospital
- Nyeri County Referral Hospital
- Pumwani Maternity Hospital
- Thika Level 5 Hospital
(in partnership with Kenya Paediatric Fellowship Program)
- Engineer County Referral
- Kisii County Referral Hospital
- Marsabit County Referral Hospital
- Mbagathi Referral Hospital
- Msambweni County Referral Hospital
4 Clinical Labs
- Eldoret Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC)
- Kisumu KMTC
- Nairobi KMTC
- KNH School of Nursing
8 Technical Labs
- KMTC Eldoret
- KMTC Kilifi
- KMTC Kisumu
- KMTC Meru
- KMTC Nairobi
- KMTC Oloitoktok
- Kenyatta University School of Engineering & Technology
- Technical University of Mombasa
OUR PARTNERS IN KENYA
We work closely with the Ministry of Health, County Departments of Health, Aga Khan University, KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kenyatta University, and Hatch Technologies.
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