Patient Centered Care
Patients Rights
“We are a patient’s rights organisation based in Nairobi, Our vision is the realisation of quality healthcare for all Kenyans regardless of their socio-economic status. Our work is to agitate for change in the public health sector through a number of public private partnerships revolving around advocacy, capacity building and access.”
The Benefits of THE PATIENT RIGHTS CHARTER.
The patients’ rights charter was officially launched by the government on the 4th of October 2013. This document, although it is not very well known, will impact the health sector greatly...
the Art of
Listening
to
the Patient
Historic Charter Signed
20th of February 2013.
Launch Of The Patients’ Right Charter
I had been waiting for this day anxiously and finally, it was here the 4th of October 2013. It was all the buzz in the office and you could...
First Steps
Silent No More
It all started with the silent no more campaign.
Where citizens took it upon themselves to speak out on behalf of the patient. It is still a very active part of what we do and anyone can take part. All you have to do is arm yourself with the Patient rights charter and speak out. Patients now have rights in Kenya!
See below for some History from our founder Alice Mwongera in an interview recorded in February 2011 with host Jeff Koinange.
As you look back we are going forward. Have a look around our website to see what we are up to and perhaps how you could get involved.
I will not rest until patients have rights
( Saturday Nation February 9, 2013) It began with my husband, who had kidney failure. His Insurance ran out and we eventually found ourselves at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH)....
In the Media
K24 Alfajiri
Capital Talk
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Partnerships
We are all better off working together! Over the years we have had a number of organisations come alongside us for various campaigns and projects. We thank you all for your part in the “mmf” story. If you would like to partner with us, whether yourself personally or your organisation we welcome your participation.
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Some of our Projects
The theme for the hand wash campaign was
“JE UMENAWA MIKONO?
Meaning ” Have you washed your hands?
This was mooted to get care providers to wash or sanitise their hands after attending to one patient before moving to another.
The training was hosted at KMTC Kiambu by Rosalind Murugami , Assistant director of nursing for Kiambu county under the leadership of Dr. Toro, Director of Health Kiambu county.
One of the activities which began in 2014 was to broker partnerships between public hospitals in Kenya and hospitals abroad. This creates a platform where our hospitals can receive technical support and also have the opportunity to exchange ideas in different areas of health care.
After many months of dialogue, Morris Moses Foundation, courtesy of Planetree and WHO, has been able to secure a partnership between Tigoni District Hospital and Griffins Hospital in Connecticut, USA. In the month of March, a team from Griffins Hospital and a representative from Planetree will be visiting Tigoni in order to understand the different challenges they face and the scope of what is needed to bridge the gaps.
Currently, Morris Moses is in talks with other hospitals and we hope to be able to sign more partnerships.
In 2014 we launched the very first Boresha Afya Star Awards, BASA.
Our focus was to recognise health care workers who stood out despite the different challenges they face. We gave the patients the opportunity to give us feedback and help us recognise anyone they felt went beyond the call of duty to make their experience in a hospital a better one.
Based on the information we got, we managed to acknowledge the efforts of a number of individuals in different counties.
Some of the counties represented include Nairobi, Narok, Marsabit and Kiambu.
Dr. Lusweti of Thika level 5, who was one of the most voted stars, was part of the team that accompanied Alice to the annual Planetree conference in Chicago where Alice was a speaker on rewarding excellence.
The team also had an opportunity to interact with medics from different parts of the world where Patient Centred care is being practised as well as visit a few hospitals that have been able to perfect Patient centred care.
We hope to be able to have even more medics attending the next conference.
Patient Centered Care training – Gatundu hospital
The training took place on the 6th and 7th of September 2017 and had 70 participants from
Thika level 5,
Tigoni level 4,
Ruiru district hospital,
Kiambu district hospital
Gatundu level 4.
Patient Centred Care training Kiambu County
This was a 4-day training ( September 2016 ) that brought together doctors, nurses, clinical officers and the administrative staff
Planetree Partnership with Tigoni Hospital
One of the activities which began in 2014 was to broker partnerships between public hospitals in Kenya and hospitals abroad.
1st Global Conference on Patient Centered Care
DATE 29th September – 2nd October 2015 SPEAKERS CONFERENCE Sub-Themes • Family Medicine • Community Oriented Primary Care
Achievements in 2014
Boresha Afya Star Awards This year, we launched the very first Boresha Afya Star Awards, BASA. Our focus was
Launch Of Boresha Afya Star Awards
In 2014 we launched the very first Boresha Afya Star Awards, BASA. Our focus was to recognise health care
2nd Patient Rights Dissemination Forum
Sponsored by IPAS Kenya and hosted by the Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board, the 2nd rights dissemination forum took
Introduction to BASA
BASAwards will be taking place on the 29th of Aug. The voting will however commence on the 1st week of June. So if you have a doctor, nurse, medical officer, pharmacist or even a watchman you have come across in a hospital who stood out in how they treated you, then this is your chance to recognize them for their good job by nominating them for an award.
Patient Rights Dissemination Forum- Nyeri
On 4th Oct 2013, the first ever patient rights charter was launched in Kenya. This document consists of the rights and responsibilities of the patient as well as dispute resolution mechanisms.
Dying Person’s Bill of Rights
Dying Person’s Bill of Rights
I have the right to…
Be treated as a living human until I die.
Maintain a sense of hopefulness, however changing its focus may be.
Be cared for by those who can maintain a sense of hopefulness, however challenging this may be….