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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COHSASA Awards Second Accreditations in Kenya

COHSASA Awards Second Accreditations in Kenya

8 Apr 2025

 Exterior view of  the Metropolitan Hospital in Nairobi, KenyaTwo hospitals in Nairobi, Kenya have been accredited by COHSASA. This is a second accreditation award for both these hospitals which have worked extremely hard to achieve this honour. “The teams at Avenue...

What is happening with PREMS and PROMS on the ground?

What is happening with PREMS and PROMS on the ground?

29 Mar 2025

The panel from left to right: Dr Siphiwe Mndaweni, CEO of the OHSC, Ms Letennwe Morudu, Quality Improvement Lead at Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital, Dr Lungi Nyathi, CEO of Alignd and Dr Deena Naidoo, Founder and Executive Director of African Association of MBA...

The Evolution of Palliative Care

The Evolution of Palliative Care

29 Mar 2025

The panel: (left to right): Ms Esme Pudule, Dr Lungi Nyathi and Dr Penelope Mathe.Few people want to think about what happens in a crematorium. Our minds shut down, and we disengage. The same is often true for terms like "palliative care" and "hospice care." Yet, this...

“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.

“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.”

Imran Osman
CEO, Avenue Healthcare Group, Kenya

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

Elizabeth Scrimgeour
CEO, Drakenstein Hospice