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The Shoe4Africa Children's Hospital stands as a groundbreaking milestone in East and Central Africa, representing the first dedicated public children's hospital of its kind in the region. Notably, it holds the distinction of being the second such institution in Sub-Saharan Africa, following the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, which opened in 1956 as a memorial to soldiers lost in the Second World War through public subscription.
Commencing with a historic groundbreaking ceremony on December 31, 2012, the construction journey began on July 7, 2013, and reached a significant milestone with the laying of the foundation stone on August 21, 2013. Initially envisioned as a 105-bed hospital, the institution officially opened its doors to the public on August 12, 2015. Over the subsequent years, the hospital underwent progressive upgrades, culminating in its transformation into a 200-bed establishment in 2018.
Located at the heart of Eldoret, the capital of Uasin Gishu county, Kenya, the Shoe4Africa Children's Hospital operates as a teaching hospital in partnership with Moi University. This strategic collaboration enhances its capacity to provide cutting-edge medical education and training, contributing to the advancement of healthcare in the region.
The hospital's mission is deeply rooted in addressing the urgent healthcare needs of an underserved community where an alarming one in eight children succumbs to mortality before reaching their fifth birthday. Regrettably, two-thirds of these tragic deaths are attributed to treatable and preventable diseases. Shockingly, 80% of these young lives have never experienced the care of a healthcare provider.
Notably, the hospital holds ISO 9001:2008 status, a testament to its unwavering commitment to delivering quality healthcare services in the public sector. Through its 200-bed capacity, the Shoe4Africa Children's Hospital aims to redefine healthcare standards, ensuring that every child in the community receives the medical attention they deserve.
In essence, the Shoe4Africa Children's Hospital is not merely a medical facility; it is a beacon of hope, a symbol of progress, and a catalyst for positive change in the realm of pediatric healthcare in East and Central Africa.
''"The successful implementation of this project has resulted in the first Centre of Excellence in Child Health and will be a facility of its own kind in the Eastern and Central Africa regions." Hon. (Prof.) P.A. Nyong'o EGH, Minister of Medical Services.''
The hospital is the landmark project of Shoe4Africa
www.shoe4africa.org
, a New York charity focused on creating better health and education outcomes focused in Eastern Africa. Donors have included notable names such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Natalie Portman, Rosario Dawson, Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Mark Webber, and Anthony Edwards
The charity has also raised significant funding for the hospital, and other building projects, through individual donations and the efforts of runners that run marathons and other road races throughout the world and raise funds through their participation. People.com, the website of People Magazine, quoted Edwards as running for the Shoe4Africa cause, in an article about celebrities competing for causes on Nov 2, 2009. In 2015, Dr. John Kibosia, CEO of Kenya's second largest national hospital (Moi Teaching Referral), said the new facility will be the only one of its kind in the East & Central African region. "It will be another milestone for the hospital and the health sector in the country." The project is expected to cost, at the final completion, Two billion Kenya shilling
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Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Kenya's second largest national hospital governs the Shoe4Africa Children's Hospital, that is built within its government grounds. On January, 7th 2016, Toby Tanser (Shoe4Africa) and Dr. Wilson Aruasa (MTRH) laid the foundation stone for the 'Eat & Run' kitchen. The new, dedicated kitchen facility will be located next to the Shoe4Africa Children Hospital and will provide child-friendly nutrition for malnourished patients of the hospital. Funding for the kitchen has been secured by the German chapter of Shoe4Africa through a charity run of 500 school kids of the Grandlschule
Grandlschule
, a primary school based in Munich, Germany. In the Summer of 2017, annexed buildings were constructed to alleviate the overflowing hospital. The first to be used as Immunization Center for healthy children and HIV patients, the second as a play center to complement the four interior playrooms. In 2018
basketball
court was added, opened by the world record holder in the marathon,
The Shoe4Africa Children's Hospital stands as a groundbreaking milestone in East and Central Africa, representing the first dedicated public children's hospital of its kind in the region. Notably, it holds the distinction of being the second such institution in Sub-Saharan Africa, following the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, which opened in 1956 as a memorial to soldiers lost in the Second World War through public subscription.
Commencing with a historic groundbreaking ceremony on December 31, 2012, the construction journey began on July 7, 2013, and reached a significant milestone with the laying of the foundation stone on August 21, 2013. Initially envisioned as a 105-bed hospital, the institution officially opened its doors to the public on August 12, 2015. Over the subsequent years, the hospital underwent progressive upgrades, culminating in its transformation into a 200-bed establishment in 2018.
Located at the heart of Eldoret, the capital of Uasin Gishu county, Kenya, the Shoe4Africa Children's Hospital operates as a teaching hospital in partnership with Moi University. This strategic collaboration enhances its capacity to provide cutting-edge medical education and training, contributing to the advancement of healthcare in the region.
The hospital's mission is deeply rooted in addressing the urgent healthcare needs of an underserved community where an alarming one in eight children succumbs to mortality before reaching their fifth birthday. Regrettably, two-thirds of these tragic deaths are attributed to treatable and preventable diseases. Shockingly, 80% of these young lives have never experienced the care of a healthcare provider.
Notably, the hospital holds ISO 9001:2008 status, a testament to its unwavering commitment to delivering quality healthcare services in the public sector. Through its 200-bed capacity, the Shoe4Africa Children's Hospital aims to redefine healthcare standards, ensuring that every child in the community receives the medical attention they deserve.
In essence, the Shoe4Africa Children's Hospital is not merely a medical facility; it is a beacon of hope, a symbol of progress, and a catalyst for positive change in the realm of pediatric healthcare in East and Central Africa.
''"The successful implementation of this project has resulted in the first Centre of Excellence in Child Health and will be a facility of its own kind in the Eastern and Central Africa regions." Hon. (Prof.) P.A. Nyong'o EGH, Minister of Medical Services.''
The hospital is the landmark project of Shoe4Africawww.shoe4africa.org
, a New York charity focused on creating better health and education outcomes focused in Eastern Africa. Donors have included notable names such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Natalie Portman, Rosario Dawson, Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Mark Webber, and Anthony Edwards
The charity has also raised significant funding for the hospital, and other building projects, through individual donations and the efforts of runners that run marathons and other road races throughout the world and raise funds through their participation. People.com, the website of People Magazine, quoted Edwards as running for the Shoe4Africa cause, in an article about celebrities competing for causes on Nov 2, 2009. In 2015, Dr. John Kibosia, CEO of Kenya's second largest national hospital (Moi Teaching Referral), said the new facility will be the only one of its kind in the East & Central African region. "It will be another milestone for the hospital and the health sector in the country." The project is expected to cost, at the final completion, Two billion Kenya shilling
Link
Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Kenya's second largest national hospital governs the Shoe4Africa Children's Hospital, that is built within its government grounds. On January, 7th 2016, Toby Tanser (Shoe4Africa) and Dr. Wilson Aruasa (MTRH) laid the foundation stone for the 'Eat & Run' kitchen. The new, dedicated kitchen facility will be located next to the Shoe4Africa Children Hospital and will provide child-friendly nutrition for malnourished patients of the hospital. Funding for the kitchen has been secured by the German chapter of Shoe4Africa through a charity run of 500 school kids of the Grandlschule
Grandlschule
, a primary school based in Munich, Germany. In the Summer of 2017, annexed buildings were constructed to alleviate the overflowing hospital. The first to be used as Immunization Center for healthy children and HIV patients, the second as a play center to complement the four interior playrooms. In 2018
basketball
court was added, opened by the world record holder in the marathon,
Mary Keitany
Mary Jepkosgei Keitany (born 18 January 1982) is a Kenyan former professional long distance runner. She is the world record holder in a women-only marathon, having won the 2017 London Marathon in a time of 2:17:01. As of November 2022, she plac ...
, servicing the patients and the medical school students. The charity announced that a soccer pitch would be the next edition to help kids rehabilitate and in May 2019 the men's marathon world record holder, Eliud Kipchoge, opened the astro-turf soccer pitch, and later in the year the Kuunga Mkono classrooms were added to the hospital so that the children won't fall behind in education whilst hospitalized, making the institution the first hospital in Africa to have children's classrooms inside its complex.
Addressing the rising cases of pediatric cancer in the sub-Sahara, Shoe4Africa's founder, Toby Tanser, decided in 2019 to construct a 152-bed pediatric cancer hospital next door to the children's facility. “Shoe4Africa, is self-sufficient, providing multi-specialty services to pediatrics,” explained Dr Mandi, a paediatric gastrologist adding that “pediatric cancer has become a major problem” and that a new center would improve on the solitary 30-bed ward space that exists today.
On December the 24th, 2021, Paula Radcliffe joined a host of Kenyan runners to run from the Equator to the Shoe4Africa Children's Hospital to break ground on what will be sub-Saharan Africa's 1st children's cancer hospital. Isla Lough, Paula's 14-year-old daughter and a cancer survivor, threw the first shovel in the ground watched by a host of Olympians and the 'father' of Kenyan running, Kipchoge Keino
Kipchoge Hezekiah Keino (born 17 January 1940) is a retired Kenyan track and field athlete. He was the chairman of the Kenyan Olympic Committee (KOC) until 29 September 2017. A two-time Olympic gold medalist, Keino was among the first in a lon ...
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In 2022, Shoe4Africa celebrated treating its millionth patient.
Aces for Africa
Aces for Africa is a charity tennis tournament to benefit Shoe4Africa founded by Zeynep Inanli and David Siegel in 2016. The inaugural competition was held in May 2016 at the CityView venue onLong Island, New York
Long Island is a densely populated island in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of New York, part of the New York metropolitan area. With over 8 million people, Long Island is the most populous island in the United States and the 18th ...
. Whitney Tilson and Harel Srugo, a former Israeli Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ...
player, defeated Ron Sussman and Jonas Mouly in the finals. In 2017 Sussman and Mouly took revenge winning the title beating Steve Sussman and Robert Jendelund, a former pro player from Sweden.
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