COHSASA - Leading the Movement for Better Healthcare in Africa

Strengthening health systems in Africa

COHSASA conducts quality improvement programmes and accreditation in a wide range of healthcare facilities – hospitals, clinics, hospices, day clinics and consulting – on the continent of Africa.

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Our Vision

To lead the movement for better health care in Africa.

COHSASA, along with its second edition of Healthcare Facility Standards and its Surveyor Training Programme, has received accreditation from the International Society for Quality in Health Care External Evaluation Association (IEEA), valid until 2027. The ISQuaEEA offers third-party external evaluation services to health and social care organisations, as well as standards-developing bodies worldwide.

Creating a safe healthcare journey for every patient in Africa.

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Why Use COHSASA?

We are world class accreditors with experience in Africa.

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Our Purpose

To create a safe healthcare journey for every patient in Africa.

We inspire quality health care in Africa, one safer institution at a time.

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Latest accreditations awarded by COHSASA – November 2024

4 Dec 2024

Pictured at the opening of the Ezulwini Private Hospital in eSwatini which has now been accredited are (from Left): Elsa van den Berg, Nursing Services Manager, Jacqui Stewart, CEO of COHSASA, and Dr Thandeka Khanyile, CEO of Ezulwini.The 80-bed Ezulwini Private...

Remembering Elsa Wiehman

1 Nov 2024

In Loving Memory of Elsa Wiehman by Jacqui StewartIt is with great sadness that we announce the death of the COHSASA Accounts Manager, Elsa Wiehman, on Thursday 24th October 2024. Elsa joined COHSASA in 1997, during the company's early years. However, she left in 2005...

COHSASA staff share their new corporate image

18 Oct 2024

Staff gathered for the internal rebranding launch of COHSASA’s new look. From left (in front): Marilyn Keegan, Nadine Joubert, Noleen Davids, Petra Sewing, Firdousa Ajouhaar and Roselyne October. From left (Back row): Leonard Londa, Riël Le Roux, Cheryl Adams, Kefuoe...

“COHSASA accreditation is crucial for healthcare facilities because it ensures quality and safety standards, promotes continuous improvement, boosts patient confidence, enhances staff morale and training, ensures regulatory compliance, improves operational efficiency, and allows for benchmarking against other accredited institutions. This leads to better patients outcomes and institutional performance.”

Arthur Egulu | Quality Assurance Manager
Uganda Martyrs Hospital Lubaga

“Providing the highest quality of care while ensuring patient safety should be the goal of every healthcare facility. Accreditation not only establishes high quality standards but also strengthens and leads to an overall improvement of medical care. This is a strong rationale that justifies the need for quality improvement and accreditation programmes and ultimately guarantees a return on investment.”

Dr Edgar Kalimba
Senior Consultant Paediatrician/Pulmonologist and past CEO of King Faisal Hospital (2019-2021), the first facility in Rwanda to receive a four-year accreditation award from COHSASA in 2020.