Shoe4Africa Children's Hospital
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| Shoe4Africa Childrens Hospital | |
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| Shoe4Africa | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya |
| Coordinates | 0°30′37″N 35°16′49″E / 0.510175°N 35.280140°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public Health Service |
| Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 200 |
| Speciality | Children's hospital |
| History | |
| Opened | August 12th, 2015 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Kenya |
Shoe4Africa Children's Hospital is a hospital in Eldoret, Kenya, founded in 2015. It is the first dedicated public children's hospital in East and Central Africa,[1] and the second in Sub-Saharan Africa, after the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital in Cape Town, which opened in 1956.
The hospital is the flagship project of Shoe4Africa, a New York-based charity focused on health and education in Eastern Africa. Its construction cost an estimated two billion Kenyan shillings[2] and was partially funded by donations from celebrities, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Anthony Edwards, and Natalie Portman.[3]
The Shoe4Africa Children's Hospital operates as a teaching hospital in partnership with Moi University. The Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Kenya's second-largest national hospital, governs the Shoe4Africa Children's Hospital and the land it is built upon.[4][5] As of 2024, the hospital treats over 430 in- and out-patients daily. [6]
Construction & expansion
[edit]Construction began in 2013, and was completed on 12 August 2015. The hospital initially had 105 beds,[7] and was expanded to 150 beds by 2018.[8]
Construction of a dedicated kitchen facility next to the children's hospital began in 2016 to provide nutrition for malnourished patients.[9]
In 2018, a basketball court was added for patients and medical school students.[8] The charity announced that a soccer pitch would follow to help children with rehabilitation,[10] and in May 2019, an AstroTurf soccer pitch was opened. Later in the year, the Kuunga Mkono classrooms were added to the hospital, making it the first hospital in Africa with children's classrooms inside its complex.[11]
In 2022, Shoe4Africa announced that it had treated its millionth patient.[12]
Planned facilities
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Construction of the Harry J. Dyer Burns Unit, a planned 35-bed center for treating burns, began in December 2023.
Additionally, the construction of the Shoe4Africa Juli Anne Perry Children's Cancer Hospital, a planned 152-bed pediatric cancer hospital to enhance the existing 30-bed ward space, was started in January 2024.[13][14] It will be located next to the children's facility.
References
[edit]- ^ "Shoe4Africa Children's Hospital". www.mtrh.go.ke/. 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
- ^ https://shoe4africa.org/web_archive/archive/s4a_00111.pdf
- ^ "Celebrities unite to build biggest children's public hospital in Africa". Nation. 2020-07-05. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ "SHOE4AFRICA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL". Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital. 2025-01-02. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
- ^ Marie Buitendyk; Wycliffe Kosgei; Julie Thorne; Heather Millar; Joy Marsha Alera; Vincent Kibet; Christian Ochieng Bernard; Beth A. Payne; Caitlin Bernard; Astrid Christoffersen-Deb (2023-02-06). "Impact of free maternity services on outcomes related to hypertensive disorders of pregnancy at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kenya: a retrospective analysis". BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 23 (98): 98. doi:10.1186/s12884-023-05381-3. PMC 9901094. PMID 36747137.
- ^ "Our Hospital". Shoe4Africa. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
- ^ Lay, Kelsey (29 January 2016). "Shoe4Africa Improves Healthcare and Education for Kids". Borgen Magazine. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Keitany, Tanser offers Christmas gifts to hospitalised children, opens basketball court – DAILY SPORT". 2020-09-20. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ "Lost shoes", People Daily, 12/1/2016
- ^ [1], Daily Nation, 12/31/2018
- ^ [2], HIVISA, 8/1/2019
- ^ Rotich, Bernard (December 13, 2022). "Philanthropist, athletes take Christmas cheer to Shoe4Africa kids". nation.africa.com. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ [3], Eastern Standard, 1/9/2022
- ^ [4], MTRH Official website, 24/12/2023
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