Emergency Medicine Kenya Foundation

What Emergency Medicine Kenya Foundation does

Emergency Medicine Kenya Foundation (EMKF) is a Kenyan non-governmental organization founded in 2015 by Dr. Benjamin Wachira, described as Kenya's first Emergency Physician, with the mission of strengthening emergency medical care across Kenya and other low-resource settings. EMKF operates the Casualty App, an AI-powered, offline-first mobile application that delivers context-specific, evidence-based clinical protocols to frontline providers in environments with intermittent connectivity. The application is distributed free of charge and currently has more than 2,200 active devices deployed across roughly 150 countries, with usage concentrated in Kenya and other African markets. Beyond the app, EMKF runs a training and capacity-building program that has credentialed approximately 80 emergency healthcare providers and reports a measurable patient footprint of roughly 3,122 patients impacted annually, while supporting emergency care delivery in 30 of Kenya's 47 counties with a stated goal of full national coverage.

The organization's core technology stack centers on the Casualty App, which combines AI-driven guidance with offline capability to deliver protocols at the point of care, including integration with Google Maps for routing and location services. EMKF complements the digital product with in-person training, point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) education, and a research and policy program that engages the Kenya Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO), and Aga Khan University. As a non-profit, EMKF does not generate commercial revenue from the Casualty App; its funding model is grant- and donation-driven, supported by an explicit fundraising target of approximately $5.71 million for the 2025–2027 period, alongside supplementary merchandise sales. EMKF operates with a small team (11–50 employees), functioning primarily as a programmatic and advocacy platform rather than a commercial enterprise.

Name

Emergency Medicine Kenya Foundation

Legal name

Emergency Medicine Kenya Foundation

Website

https://emergencymedicinekenya.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EMKF is a Kenyan non-profit that builds the AI-powered, offline-first Casualty App and trains emergency healthcare providers, serving frontline clinicians and patients in low-resource settings across Kenya and 150 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Emergency Healthcare Services

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Social Assistance (624), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical Missions & Global Health NGOs (BPAGACAI), Emergency Medical Care & Field Hospitals (BPADADAC), Humanitarian Health & Emergency Medical Relief NGOs (HLAJAKAE)

Keywords

• Emergency medical care
• Healthcare capacity building
• Emergency medicine training
• Emergency healthcare policy
• Mobile first aid application

Headquarters

HQ city

Nairobi

HQ country

Kenya

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: EMKF operates as an NGO funded primarily through donations and grants from funding partners, implementing partners, and supporters to advance their mission of strengthening emergency healthcare systems in Kenya.
2. Merchandise Sales: Sale of branded merchandise including t-shirts, polo shirts, jackets, hoodies, scrub tops, and emergency care posters to generate supplementary revenue.
3. Training Programs: Emergency medicine training programs conducted in partnership with institutions like Aga Khan University, with no tuition fees charged for the 18-month Emergency Medicine Training Program.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Emergency Medicine Kenya Foundation is a Kenyan NGO that strengthens the country's emergency healthcare system through capacity building, knowledge development, advocacy and research. It delivers an AI-powered Casualty mobile application providing offline emergency medical guidance, an 18-month Emergency Medicine training programme with Aga Khan University, short continuing professional development courses, freely distributed first aid manuals and digital resources, GIS-based emergency care mapping, and donor-funded infrastructure support to public emergency departments and county ambulance services.

Product overview

Emergency Medicine Kenya Foundation (EMKF) operates as a platform-plus-programmes organisation anchored by its AI-powered Casualty App, complemented by a suite of training programmes, digital educational resources, GIS mapping tools, and public analytics dashboards. The Casualty App serves as the consumer-facing digital product delivering AI-assisted emergency medical guidance to laypersons, first responders, and healthcare providers. EMKF's training portfolio spans an 18-month Emergency Medicine Training Programme (Dip PEC) at Aga Khan University, a range of short continuing professional development courses (BLS, ACLS, ATLS, ALSO, EPLS, ETAT), and a POCUS training programme for rural healthcare providers. Knowledge development products include freely available first aid manuals, eBooks (ECG interpretation, POCUS, Triage Handbook, Emergency Care Algorithms), and printed materials. The GIS Emergency Care Mapping tool provides geospatial visibility of Kenya's 47-county emergency care infrastructure, while Zoho-powered programme dashboards track advocacy, capacity building, knowledge development, and research metrics. Fundraising targets specific infrastructure projects (emergency departments, ambulance dispatch centres, policy development) across Kenya's 47 counties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Casualty App: A free, AI-powered, offline-first mobile application designed to bridge the gap between emergencies and timely emergency medical care across Kenya. Features include emergency care information, first aid guidance, and location services for nearest emergency care centers.

Products and services

• Casualty App A free, AI-powered, offline-first mobile application that bridges the gap between emergencies and timely emergency medical care across Kenya, delivering context-specific, evidence-based protocols to laypersons, first responders, and healthcare providers.
• Emergency Medicine (EM) Training Programme / Dip PEC(SA) An 18-month full-time competency-based training programme for medical officers conducted at The Aga Khan University, Nairobi, culminating in qualification to sit the College of Emergency Medicine of South Africa Diploma in Primary Emergency Care (Dip PEC) examination.
• Emergency Care Short Courses Short continuing professional development courses including Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO), European Paediatric Life Support (EPLS), and Emergency Triage Assessment and Treatment (ETAT).
• Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Training Programme POCUS training programme for rural healthcare providers covering Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST), thoracic ultrasound, basic echocardiography, and focused obstetric ultrasonography, including a multimedia manual, pre/post-course testing, and refresher training.
• First Aid Manuals and Resources Freely available first aid manuals including First Aid for First Responders in Africa, Basic First Aid for Road Traffic Injuries in Africa, and Basic First Aid for Africa Manual, along with first aid training videos for adult and paediatric care.
• Emergency Care eBooks and Digital Guides Digital educational resources including Basic ECG Interpretation, Emergency Airway + Ventilation (EA+V), Emergency Care Algorithms (2023), Emergency Care Algorithms for Rural Settings (2023), Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Manual, STEMI ECG Interpretation, Triage Handbook, and Emergency Medicine OneNote.
• GIS Emergency Care Mapping Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping tool identifying the locations of public emergency care centres across Kenya's 47 counties, enabling spatial analysis of emergency care access and travel times.
• Programme Dashboards Public-facing analytics dashboards (Advocacy, Capacity Building, Knowledge Development, Research) built on Zoho Analytics tracking EMKF's programmatic activities across Kenya's 47 counties.
• Emergency Care Posters Printed emergency care posters for use in healthcare facilities, priced at KSh 1,000 per unit.
• Casualty Emergency Care Algorithms (Print Copy) Printed hard-copy emergency care algorithms reference guide, priced at KSh 2,500.
• Ambulensi A referenced ambulance services resource and partner platform supporting emergency medical services coordination across Kenya.
• Donor-Funded Infrastructure Projects Targeted fundraising for specific infrastructure projects including public emergency department renovation and equipment ($150,000), county public ambulance dispatch centre setup ($40,000), and county emergency medical care policy development ($10,000), with an overall 2025-2027 goal of $5,711,142.

Quantifiable outcome

• 57 lives lost every hour in Kenya can potentially be reduced by half with a functioning emergency healthcare system
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• GooglecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 May 2019Partnership with Google to map public hospitals with emergency medical care services on Google Search and Maps. Users can search 'emergency centre near me' to find their closest hospital. This is part of Project 47 to map emergency departments across all 47 counties.
• BP Systems OnlinesupportingTechnology or Integration · 16 May 2019Technology partner in the Google Maps emergency care mapping project, working with EMKF, Google, and Ministry of Health to enable online mapping of public emergency care facilities.
• Implementing PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEMKF works through strategic implementing partners who support program implementation across Kenya's 47 counties. These partners collaborate with county governments to strengthen emergency healthcare systems through capacity building and system development.
• The Aga Khan University, Nairobi (AKUH, N)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost institution for EMKF's 18-month Emergency Medicine Training Program that prepares medical officers for the College of Emergency Medicine of South Africa Diploma in Primary Emergency Care examination.
• Kenyatta National HospitalsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner institution for Higher Diploma in Emergency Nursing training programs offered through their School of Nursing.
• Nairobi HospitalsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner institution for Higher Diploma in Emergency Nursing post-basic training programs.
• Kijabe HospitalsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner institution for Higher Diploma in Clinical Medicine training related to emergency care.
• Ministry of Health KenyacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational government ministry that EMKF collaborates with on emergency medical care policy development, the Kenya Emergency Medical Care Policy 2020-2030, and system-wide emergency healthcare strengthening initiatives.
• World Health Organization (WHO)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerWHO endorsed emergency care as essential health services and EMKF aligns its work with WHO Emergency Care Systems Framework and global emergency care guidelines.

Scale indicators13 records

Emerging players

• Lwala Community Alliance: Kenya-based community health NGO working on health systems and provider capacity. Comparable geography and NGO-government model, though focused on community/maternal health rather than emergency care specifically.
• Jacaranda Health: Kenya-based non-profit innovating on maternal and newborn health systems with government partnerships. Comparable as a Kenya-based health-systems innovator, though with a narrower clinical focus.

Direct peers

• AMREF Health Africa: Africa's largest health NGO, headquartered in Nairobi, focused on health systems strengthening across Africa. Directly comparable as a Kenya-anchored health systems NGO working with governments and communities, although with a broader scope beyond emergency care.
• African Mission Healthcare Foundation: U.S.-based nonprofit funding emergency medical and surgical capacity across Africa, with strong training and infrastructure programs. Comparable mission around emergency medical capacity-building on the continent.
• Kenya Red Cross Society: Kenya's principal humanitarian and emergency response organization, operating ambulance and pre-hospital services nationally. Directly comparable as a Kenya-based emergency response and humanitarian NGO.
• LifeNet International: Health systems strengthening NGO operating across East Africa (including Kenya) with a focus on primary care and emergency-ready facility upgrades. Closely aligned on geography, government partnerships, and provider training model.

Broad incumbents

• Partners in Health: Global health systems NGO with a long track record in low-resource settings. Comparable on the systems-strengthening and training model, though PIH's scope spans multiple specialties beyond emergency medicine.
• Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI): Global health systems organization operating in Kenya and across Africa with deep government partnerships. Comparable in working with MoH-style counterparts on health systems reform, but with a much broader mandate spanning multiple disease areas.
• International Medical Corps: Humanitarian organization delivering emergency medical care, training, and health systems support in fragile settings. Comparable on emergency medical training and systems-strengthening, but with a conflict and disaster-response focus.
• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF): Global emergency medical and humanitarian organization. Overlaps with EMKF on emergency care delivery and pre-hospital systems, but operates at far greater scale and geographic breadth with a direct-service rather than systems-strengthening model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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