AAR Healthcare officials and PharmAccess representatives during the celebration of SafeCare certification and recertification of seven AAR outpatient centres in Nairobi and Kisumu. [Kanyori Wahito, Standard]
As demand for safe, consistent and accountable healthcare services intensifies in Kenya’s private healthcare sector, outpatient centres are increasingly turning to international accreditation systems to strengthen patient safety and quality standards amid growing public concern.
Quality improvement and certification programmes such as SafeCare assess healthcare facilities on areas including infection prevention, patient handling, staff training, leadership systems, clinical accountability and service delivery.
The process is designed to measure whether facilities are meeting defined standards and continuously improving how care is delivered to patients.
The growing focus on accreditation comes as more Kenyans rely on outpatient clinics for primary healthcare services, placing greater attention on how care is delivered outside major hospitals.
