Certification and​ ​​Accreditation

In June 2022, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi was re-accredited for the third time by Joint Commission International (JCI). AKUH,N was the first hospital in East Africa to receive this coveted accreditation in July 2013. The JCI accreditation, administered out of Chicago, USA, is an external validation that AKUH,N is providing the highest quality of patient care and safety in line with international peer hospitals. It is a testimony of our commitment to patient safety and highest quality as measured by international standards. All Outpatient Medical Centres are not accredited by Joint Commission International (JCI). The accreditation is only achieved by the main hospital on 3rd Parklands Avenue Nairobi.

In May 2018, AKUH was re-certified for ISO 9001:2015 by the International Organization for Standardization. This replaced ISO 9001:2008 that the hospital had earlier received.  AKUH was the first hospital in East Africa to receive the prestigious certification which is awarded to organizations that are found to conform fully to standards set for quality management systems.​

Aga Khan University Hospital's laboratory has been recertified by SANAS under the new ISO 15189:2022 standard following the reaccreditation audit conducted in November 2024. SANAS oversees the operations and quality systems of medical or healthcare laboratories including the training of personnel and the compliance to consensus-based standards, guidelines, quality systems and patient care.​

​CAP Inspectors examine the laboratory's records and quality control of procedures, laboratory staff qualifications, equipment, facilities, safety program and record, and overall management. This Accreditation will be recertified every two years​.​​

In July 2024, AKUH,N was reaccredited as a centre of excellence for the management of Acute Primary Stroke. Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi was the first hospital in Africa to achieve this certification in May 2021 which is reaccreditted after every two years.  

The accreditation was granted by the Joint Commission International (JCI), the recognized global leader in health quality standards, following a rigorous Clinical Care Program Certification (CCPC) audit conducted in May 2021. In line with this accreditation, AKUH,N has adopted international standards that provide for standardisation of care for Acute Primary Stroke and continuous evaluation of health outcomes.​

In October 2023, AKUH, N was reaccredited as a centre of excellence for the managament of heart attacks after it first achived the certification in September 2020 by the Joint Commission International (JCI), the recognized global leader in health quality standards. The hospital received a certificate of distinction based on a review of compliance with international standards, clinical guidelines and outcomes of care.​ AKUH, N is the first hospital in Sub-Saharan Africa, and second in all of Africa, to achieve this certification. 

As a recognition of adherence to the highest standards of care, 15 of our Outreach Medical Centres have been certified by SafeCare. SafeCare standards are divided into 13 different categories with over 650 standards, covering the full range of medical to non-medical aspects of care, Accredited by the International Society for Quality in Health Care External Evaluation Association (ISQuaEEA). The certified Centres are:

• Akai Medical Centre along Thika Road
• Roysambu Dialysis and Medical Centre
• Kenol Medical Centre
• Mountain View Medical Centre
• Peponi Specialty and Executive Clinic
• Eastleigh Medical Centre
• Karen Specialty and Executive Clinic
• Ruiru Medical Centre
• Roysambu Specialty Centre
• Narok Medical Centre
• Imaara Medical Centre
• Two Rivers Medical Centre
• Thika Town Medical Centre
• Prestige Medical Centre
• Valley Arcade Medical Centre