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Dear Nurse… Don’t Miss This Upcoming Webinar
The Nurse Midwife Alliance (NMA), in conjunction with the Aga Khan School of Nursing and Midwifery, is pleased to invite you to their upcoming webinar on Thursday, 27th February 2025, from 1 pm. The conversation will focus on cervical cancer, which is one of the most preventable yet deadly cancers in Kenya. Seeing that […]
Fearless Nursing: Advancing Healthcare in Kenya
“How very little can be done under the spirit of fear.” This powerful statement from the mother of nursing, Florence Nightingale, remains relevant even today, especially for the nursing and midwifery profession in Kenya. As the backbone of the healthcare system, nurses and midwives continue to push boundaries, advocate for better working conditions, and […]
Beating the New Year Blues
The start of a new year often brings a mix of emotions. For many, it’s a time of hope, fresh beginnings, and setting goals. However, it can be a period of low mood and stress for others, often called the “New Year blues.” We as nurses, in particular, may find this period challenging due to […]
Happy New Year from the Nurse and Midwife Alliance!
As we welcome 2025, we at the Nurse and Midwife Alliance (NMA) extend our warmest wishes for a year filled with health, happiness, and success. Thank you for walking with us on our journey to uplift the nursing and midwifery profession in Kenya. Your unwavering support continues to fuel our mission to empower nurses and […]
Johnson & Johnson Leadership Team Visits the Nursing Platform to Strengthen Strategic Collaboration
In a significant step towards advancing healthcare initiatives, the Nursing Platform hosted a delegation from the Johnson & Johnson Foundation (J&J) led by Howard Reid, Vice President of Global Community Impact for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). The high-level visit underscored J&J’s commitment to fostering impactful partnerships in the region. Accompanying Mr Reid […]
Strengthening Nursing Careers: The Revised Career Progression Guidelines
In a significant step toward structuring nursing careers in Kenya, the NMA team organized a workshop to review the Career Progression Guidelines (formerly known as the Scheme of Service 2014) for nurses and midwives in Kenya. This document provides a clear framework outlining the various grades within the nursing profession, as well as the educational […]
Highlighting the Impact of Nursing Alumni at the Annual Scientific Conference
As the healthcare landscape evolves, the importance of continuous education and professional development for nurses cannot be overstated. Nurses are now fully fledged professionals and academic giants, and a testament to the growth and newfound stature of the profession is the fact that nurses are now dominating the field of research. This year, nurses […]
Revolutionizing Nursing: The Nursing Platform Unveils the KeNuM App
Living up to our commitment to advance nursing education and improving the self-perception and public’s opinion of nurses, we have partnered with M Health, which is at the forefront of transforming healthcare services with the launch of its innovative mobile application, the KeNuM app (Kenya Nurses and Midwives). This app is undergoing demo and A/B […]
Expanding Access to Health in Kirinyaga: Afya Reach Pioneers NCD Screening through Primary Care Network
Kirinyaga County stands as a model in Kenya’s ongoing healthcare transformation efforts, particularly in its effective establishment of the Primary Care Networks (PCN) for Universal Health Coverage (UHC). It also stands out since one of our implementing partners, Afya Reach Limited has continued to make strides, by successfully implementing a comprehensive non-communicable diseases (NCDs) screening […]
