Center for Public Health and Development

Name

Center for Public Health and Development

Legal name

The Center for Public Health and Development

Website

https://cphdev.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Center for Public Health and Development (CPHD) is a Kenyan nonprofit that strengthens maternal, newborn, and community health systems through training, equipment, oxygen delivery, and AI-enabled diagnostics. It works directly with county governments and frontline healthcare workers across 14+ Kenyan counties, funded primarily by institutional donors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Administration of Public Health Programs (92312)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) NGOs (HLAJAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) Partnerships (HLAJAOAG), Health Systems Strengthening & Global Health Technical Assistance (BPADAEAH), Non-Communicable Disease Prevention & Chronic Disease Programs (BPAIAJAI)

Keywords

• Maternal health programs
• Newborn health services
• Oxygen delivery systems
• Healthcare worker training
• Public health systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Nairobi, Nairobi County

HQ country

Kenya

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: CPHD operates as a nonprofit organization funded primarily through donations and grants from foundations, donors, and government partnerships. The organization accepts donations via M-Pesa mobile payment system.
2. Oxygen Bundle Subscription: The Oxygen Bundle model allows facilities to pay a monthly fee covering equipment, cylinder refills, maintenance, and ongoing support, treating oxygen like a service rather than one-time capital expenditure.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CPHD designs, pilots, and scales integrated public health programs and technologies that strengthen maternal, newborn, and respiratory care in low-resource Kenyan settings. Its core offerings combine program implementation (e.g., Oxygen-as-a-Service, MaPEMA POCUS, NEST, SaSA), healthcare worker training and simulation-based education, biomedical equipment support and maintenance, health innovation testing, and policy advocacy that integrates these interventions into Kenya's national guidelines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Oxygen-as-a-Service (OaaS) Subscription-style oxygen delivery model combining bundled procurement, cylinder refills, equipment maintenance, clinical training, and biomedical support so healthcare facilities receive uninterrupted oxygen as an ongoing service.
• Last Mile Oxygen Access Initiative Multi-county program deploying oxygen concentrators, manifolds, and Liquid Oxygen (LOX) systems across 90+ health facilities in 14 Kenyan counties to deliver reliable bedside oxygen.
• Making POCUS for Every Mother Accessible (MaPEMA) AI-powered point-of-care ultrasound program that equips midwives and nurses with real-time imaging skills for maternal care and supports national AI guidelines for POCUS in MNCAH.
• Newborn Essential Services and Technologies (NEST) Neonatal care program bundling equipment (bubble CPAP, radiant warmers, phototherapy) with clinician and biomedical engineer training across hospitals in Kenya.
• Safe Surgery & Anesthesia for Every Community (SaSA) Program building surgical and anesthesia workforce capacity in underserved Kenyan counties through nurse anesthetist scholarships, simulation-based training, and curriculum co-design.
• Emergency Biomedical Support for Oxygen Systems Emergency biomedical engineering service that assesses, repairs, and recommissions oxygen concentrators, patient monitors, pulse oximeters, and related devices at health facilities.
• Expanding Access to CPAP for Pediatric Respiratory Care Program integrating low-cost Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) devices into Kenya's national pediatric care guidelines for public hospitals.
• Mental Health for the Urban Youth Mental health literacy, peer support, and safe-space program for adolescents in schools, universities, and informal settlements in Nairobi.
• Transforming Medical Education Through Simulation & Innovation High-fidelity simulation training and AI-enabled learning programs that prepare healthcare workers for obstetric, neonatal, and COVID-19 emergencies.
• Health Innovation Hub Innovation testing and scaling platform that adapts health technologies (e.g., low-power incubators, oxygen systems, power monitoring) for real-world low-resource settings.
• PITS/CoBAnK Blood Transfusion Governance Community-facility transfusion committee model that governs blood from donor to bedside across Siaya County.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1.52 million patients reached in 2025 across all programs
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Better Future COLABcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner for the Oxygen-as-a-Service (OaaS) model implementation in Homabay and Busia counties, providing technical support and funding.
• DT GlobalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Last Mile Oxygen Access Initiative supporting oxygen systems implementation.
• EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)supportingTechnology or IntegrationAcademic partner for oxygen systems and health technology innovation.
• PATHsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Emergency Biomedical Support for Oxygen Systems during COVID-19, conducting facility assessments and equipment diagnostics.
• AIC Kijabe HospitalsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner hospital for nurse anesthetist training program and surgical care capacity building.
• Vanderbilt UniversitysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner supporting SaSA initiative and surgical workforce development.
• Options ConsultancysupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConsultancy partner for Safe Surgery and Anesthesia program implementation.
• Nursing Council of KenyacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegulatory partner for developing Kenya's first public-sector nurse anesthetist training program and scope of practice policies.
• Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching & Referral HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost institution for Kenya's first public-sector high-fidelity simulation centre, established in partnership with CPHD in 2016.
• Kenya Medical Training CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraining institution co-designing the 18-month nurse anesthetist curriculum for national rollout.
• Rice UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for NEST360 equipment bundle implementation and biomedical training for neonatal devices.
• KEMRI (Kenya Medical Research Institute)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner for newborn care and health systems research.
• KMTC (Kenya Medical Training College)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraining partner for NEST project clinical training and workforce development.
• Northwestern UniversitysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner supporting simulation-based medical education and training programs.
• Ministry of Health (Kenya)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner for policy development, national guideline integration, and health systems strengthening.
• citiesRISEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead partner for Mental Health for Urban Youth initiative, implementing multi-sectoral mental health programs across Nairobi.
• Amazing Minds AfricasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for promoting digital mental health platforms in universities including 7 Cups online therapy platform.
• ACEsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerImplementing WHO EQUIP lay worker training for trauma-focused CBT in informal settlements.
• ChombalelosupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for WHO EQUIP training program implementation in community settings.
• Ministry of Education (Kenya)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner for mental health literacy programs in schools and adolescent health initiatives.
• County GovernmentscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional government partners for MaPEMA POCUS implementation and healthcare service delivery.
• Nexleaf AnalyticssupportingTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner for real-time power monitoring systems in health facilities.
• PagerDutysupportingTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner enabling real-time alerts and preventive maintenance scheduling for health facility equipment.
• Access OxygencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for oxygen systems and Last Mile Oxygen Access Initiative implementation.

Scale indicators24 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Jhpiego: Johns Hopkins-affiliated global health nonprofit focused on maternal, newborn, and child health, reproductive health, and health workforce capacity building in low-resource settings — closely mirrors CPHD's core maternal/newborn and training portfolio.
• PATH: Global health nonprofit that co-develops and scales health technologies and innovations (including oxygen and newborn devices) with Ministries of Health in low- and middle-income countries; already a partner of CPHD and directly comparable in mission and operating model.
• VillageReach: Nonprofit focused on strengthening health systems and supply chains for under-reached communities in Sub-Saharan Africa, with significant work on oxygen and primary healthcare delivery — closely comparable in health-systems-strengthening approach and geography.
• Hewatele: Kenyan medical oxygen company incubated by CPHD in 2012 to scale oxygen production and distribution; directly comparable in oxygen ecosystem mission and Kenyan footprint, and an example of CPHD's social enterprise spinoff pathway.
• Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI): Global health organization working with governments to strengthen health systems and expand access to essential medicines and technologies, with active work in oxygen access and maternal/newborn health in Sub-Saharan Africa — directly comparable in funder base and intervention mix.
• AMREF Health Africa: Africa's largest Africa-based health NGO headquartered in Nairobi with deep focus on maternal, newborn, and child health, community health workers, and health systems strengthening — directly comparable mission, geography, and beneficiary base to CPHD.

Emerging players

• Last Mile Health: Nonprofit that builds community health worker networks in hard-to-reach African settings, including training and digital tools — comparable in last-mile health workforce model and African operating geography.
• Living Goods: Organization that supports community health worker networks with digital tools and supplies in East Africa (Kenya/Uganda); comparable in tech-enabled last-mile health delivery approach and Kenyan footprint, though focused on community health rather than facility-based care.
• NEST360 (Rice 360 Institute): Multi-institutional alliance deploying a newborn care equipment bundle (including CPAP) and biomedical training across African hospitals; directly comparable to CPHD's NEST program, with whom CPHD already partners in Kenya.

Broad incumbents

• Save the Children: Large, established international NGO with extensive maternal, newborn, and child health programs globally, including in Kenya; offers overlapping capabilities but as part of a much broader humanitarian and development portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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