Duale: National Ambulance Dispatch Centre ready for launch
Kenya is set to launch a new National Ambulance Dispatch Centre at the Social Health Authority headquarters in Nairobi. The facility will serve as a central command hub to coordinate emergency medical services and ambulance dispatch across all 47 counties.
Why it matters
This initiative aims to standardize and improve emergency medical response times and patient outcomes across Kenya through a centralized digital platform.
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale (centre) during inspection of the National Ambulance Dispatch Centre at the Social Health Authority (SHA) headquarters in Nairobi /HANDOUT Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has announced that the National Ambulance Dispatch Centre at the Social Health Authority (SHA) headquarters in Nairobi is complete and ready for commissioning.
Duale said President William Ruto will officially launch the facility on Wednesday, August 5, marking a major step in the government's efforts to strengthen emergency medical response under the Taifa Care programme.
The CS made the announcement after inspecting the facility to assess its operational readiness ahead of the launch.
“I held an inspection visit of the National Ambulance Dispatch Centre at the Social Health Authority (SHA) Headquarters in Nairobi to assess its operational readiness ahead of its official launch by President William Samoei Ruto,” Duale said.
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