“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.

“When selecting an accrediting body, Avenue Healthcare weighed several options, ultimately choosing COHSASA over global bodies like JCI due to its specialisation in regional healthcare challenges faced by African institutions and especially emerging markets. For Avenue Healthcare, COHSASA offers a compelling blend of global standards tailored to the African context and locally recognised benchmarks. Its practical approach allows Avenue to maintain rigorous standards while recognising the operational realities of the African healthcare context. Through its partnership with COHSASA, Avenue Healthcare ensures its facilities not only meet high standards but do so in a way that is meaningful, culturally appropriate, and sustainable.”

Avenue Healthcare Group, Kenya

“Maintaining accreditation is non-negotiable for us, it is a cornerstone of our sustainability strategy.”

Elizabeth Scrimgeour
CEO, Drakenstein Hospice