CICF

Attracting local innovation and scale solutions to strengthen health systems delivery of and increase demand for quality maternal and newborn health services.

[CICF @mnhcicf]

Many health innovations do not get to move beyond testing stage due to challenges in securing sustainable investments despite playing an important role to improve health outcomes.

How can they unlock this & scale-up? #Innovate4Health

[CICF @mnhcicf]

Our biggest fans this week: cphdev, jnjumwah, SteveAdudans. Thank you! via https://t.co/5994RAPRtV

[E4A Mama Ye Kenya @E4A_MamaYeKenya]

Happening Now: World Blood Donor Day #WBDD2019 at Webuye County Hospital in @BungomaCountyKe

#DYK? Bungoma county has a blood services costed plan which asks for about Kes. 118m to upgrade the current blood satellite to a regional blood transfusion center

@KNBTSOfficial

[Dr Alana Delaforce PhD, RN @alanadelaforce]

Today is World Blood Donor Day. A time to reflect on this precious resource and the help it can provide when used appropriately.

https://t.co/0RZ6qhcYb5

[Kenya Tissue and Transplant Authority @Official_ktta]

Kenya's highest female blood donor, Ms. Aisha Dafalla meets the highest blood donor in the world Mr. Arjun Mainnali.
She got a chance to share hey journey with the world.

Be celebrated too, save lives.

#WBDD2019

@ntvkenya @MOH_Kenya @DrGithaiga @pledge25kenya

[Villgro Africa @VillgroAfrica]

Timely, affordable access to screened blood depends on three key aspects: adequate volume of blood supply, safe protocols for blood donation and transfusion, and appropriate regulation to ensure safe, equitable and sustainable distribution. #WorldBloodDonorDay @zipline

[E4A Mama Ye Kenya @E4A_MamaYeKenya]

Our call to action on World Blood Donor Day #WBDD2019 to the people and county of @BungomaCountyKe is:

- Citizens should commit to donate blood regularly

- The County Govt should allocate resources in the 2019/20 budget for blood services

#DamuNiUhai @KNBTSOfficial

[E4A Mama Ye Kenya @E4A_MamaYeKenya]

We celebrate community champions who donate blood to save lives of mothers and babies!

#WBDD2019

Loss of blood during pregnancy and childbirth is the leading cause of death for expectant mothers in Bungoma.

When we make blood available, we can save more lives @KNBTSOfficial

[Villgro Africa @VillgroAfrica]

Haemorrhage is the principal cause of maternal deaths worldwide, accounting for up to 44% of maternal deaths in some areas of sub-Saharan Africa. When you donate blood, you give the gift of life. #SafeBloodSavesLives
#WorldBloodDonorDay #WorldBloodDonorDay2019

[E4A Mama Ye Kenya @E4A_MamaYeKenya]

Since Jan-May 2019 @BungomaCountyKe has only collected 1589 units of blood from the adult population

The county targets to increase the number of voluntary adult donors to 70% of all donors. This will contribute towards achieving the monthly targets & save more lives #WBDD2019

[E4A Mama Ye Kenya @E4A_MamaYeKenya]

On World Blood Donor Day #WBDD2019 we celebrate selfless health officers who work tirelessly everyday to ensure safe blood is available to all those who need it @KNBTSOfficial

Donating Blood, Saves Lives! #DamuNiUhai

[E4A Mama Ye Kenya @E4A_MamaYeKenya]

Today is World Blood Donor Day #WBDD2019 and we have joined Bungoma County at Webuye County Hospital.

#DYK Bungoma county has a monthly target of 1000 units of blood?

Today we urge the county to fund quality blood services & upgrade the blood satellite into a regional center

[George Ogola @GeorgeOgola9]

Am happy to lear than 5months since Bungoma and @E4A_MamaYeKenya launched blood campaign, the adult population blood donation has greatly increased. Besides, the county has earmarked kes 15M for blood services. @KNBTSOfficial this calls for best directions to upgrade satellite.

[CICF @mnhcicf]

Our biggest fans this week: billow_jr, aphrc, anadhir. Thank you! via https://t.co/5994RAyg5l

[Villgro Africa @VillgroAfrica]

Dr. Salome Guchu, Kenya National Innovation Agency "Lets all engage to see what is the best way forward for frugal #innovations Market Access requires both a Push & Pull within society to reach the community"
#NIW2019 #Innovate4Health @mnhcicf @OptionsinHealth @NairobiIW

[CICF @mnhcicf]

Our panel on good practrices for funders has highlighted that its important for innovators to share a common vision with funders. What is it that they both want to achieve in terms of sutainable change? By doing this they unlock resources that can help them scale #Innovate4Health

[CICF @mnhcicf]

"African governments need to put in more incentives for social enterprise investments. This will encourage more health-focussed innovations that can catalyse faster progress to Univesral Health Coverage" -
@emungai_m
#Innovate4Health

@NairobiIW

[Villgro Africa @VillgroAfrica]

Come up with mechanisms to attract local funding of innovations. Funders need to have their boots on the ground to help fund more local #innovations Edward Mungai @emungai_m CEO @KenyaCIC #NIW2019 #Innovate4Health

[Villgro Africa @VillgroAfrica]

Villgro Kenya Alumni Hewa Tele well represented by @SteveAdudans giving a Ted Talk on pathways to scale @ the Health Innovations Learning Lab. Hewa Tele now has 3 fully functional oxygen plants in Nairobi, Nakuru and Siaya
#NIW2019 #Innovate4Health

[Villgro Africa @VillgroAfrica]

We need to critically think as National & County Govt to get a new mechanism on adopting innovations Dr. Andrew Mulwa COG & Makueni County
#NIW2019 #Innovate4Health #SGDs #UHC #big4agenda
@mnhcicf @RobertMuhia1 @OptionsinHealth @NairobiIW

[itswamutwi @takahmariana]

@mnhcicf innovation should focus more on the desired impact based on local context ,strategic partnership and lobbying both at grassroots and global level @meds_kenya @innovationlab @innovate4Health