In a long-overdue reform, the Kenyatta Nationwide Hospital (KNH) has launched Afya Apex Taifa Care, a digital platform designed to ditch paper information and modernize healthcare supply in Kenya.
Digital Well being Authority CEO Anthony Lenayara confirmed that the federal government stays devoted to constructing a strong digital well being community. To maintain the system operating easily, KNH will obtain free web entry for the subsequent decade.
“We expect KNH to be paperless when the rollout is complete,” Lenayara mentioned. He famous that there are plans to increase the system to Stage 5 and Stage 6 hospitals throughout the nation.
Lenayara mentioned officers have securely tagged all units offered by means of this system and paired them with energy banks to deal with the hospital’s high-pressure surroundings. As soon as the transition finishes, KNH will function the nationwide mannequin for paperless medical amenities.
Unveiled on March 17, this technique marks a significant turning level for the nation’s prime referral hospital. It replaces sluggish, handbook submitting with a totally digital Hospital Administration Info System (HMIS). This shift goals to sharpen operations, lower out waste, and supply higher outcomes for sufferers.
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Hospital officers revealed that Afya Apex will roll out throughout a number of important departments, together with radiology, labs, triage, Accident and Emergency (A&E), the pharmacy, and affected person registration.
By merging these providers into one digital community, KNH intends to sharpen workflow, lower by means of pink tape, and provides workers immediate entry to affected person information. KNH performing CEO Richard Lesiyampe confirmed the hospital has already acquired 1,286 digital units to kickstart this transition.
He famous that the Digital Well being Authority and numerous companions constructed Afya Apex collectively, highlighting how public-private partnerships can transfer Kenya’s healthcare objectives ahead.
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A stay demo through the launch confirmed off the system’s velocity and easy-to-use interface. Earlier than this nationwide launch, the software program handed a two-month pilot check in Machakos, the place it efficiently boosted service supply.
Kenyatta Nationwide Hospital Performing CEO Richard Lesiyampe watches an indication of the Afya Apex Digital System throughout its launch on March 17, 2026.
The subsequent section of the rollout facilities on coaching workers throughout each division. Hospital administration has directed division heads to organize their groups for the shift, noting that the system’s success depends on how rapidly and successfully customers adapt to the brand new instruments.
The Afya Apex system goals to sharpen knowledge accuracy, make affected person information simpler to achieve, and assist docs make choices in actual time. It also needs to assist the hospital handle its assets higher and considerably enhance the general expertise for sufferers.
Whereas KNH admits that going fully paperless will take time, regular studying, and teamwork, the hospital stays devoted to constructing a tricky, environment friendly, and patient-focused healthcare system powered by know-how.
Medical doctors at Kenyatta Nationwide Hospital take part in an orientation session for the Afya Apex Digital Well being System on March 17.
