🏥 Training Site Accreditation
Ensuring quality human resources for health is critical for developing competent healthcare professionals. The East, Central, and Southern Africa College of Paediatrics and Child Health works closely with regulatory authorities in the region to continually assess and accredit identified hospitals to ensure high standards are met by the facilities. The current accreditation status of ECSAPACH identified facilities is provided below.
🇧🇼 Botswana
| Facility | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Princess Marina Hospital, Gaborone | Public | Identified |
| Sir Ketumile Masire Teaching Hospital | Private | Identified |
🇪🇹 Ethiopia
| Facility | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ALERT Hospital | Public | Accredited |
| Tikur Anbessa Specialised Hospital | Public | Under Review |
| St. Peter Hospital | Public | Under Review |
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
| Facility | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals | Public | Accredited |
| Sally Mugabe Hospital | Public | Accredited |
| Mpilo Central Hospital | Public | Accredited |
| Victoria Chitepo Provincial Hospital | Public | Provisional Accreditation |
| Gweru Provincial Hospital | Public | Accredited |
| Chitungwiza Central Hospital | Public | Conditional Accreditation |
🇰🇪 Kenya
| Facility | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital | Private | Conditional Accreditation |
| Coast General Teaching & Referral Hospital | Public | Accredited |
| Bungoma County Referral Hospital | Public | Accredited |
| Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching & Referral Hospital | Public | Accredited |
| AIC Kijabe Hospital | Public | Accredited |
| Mater Misericordiae Hospital | Private | Accredited |
| Kisii Teaching & Referral Hospital | Public | Accredited |
| Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital | Private | Conditional Accreditation |
| Kerugoya County Referral Hospital | Public | Under Review |
| Machakos Level 5 Hospital | Public | Under Review |
| Embu Level 5 Hospital | Public | Under Review |
| Nyeri County Referral Hospital | Public | Under Review |
| Thika Level 5 Hospital | Public | Under Review |
| Kakamega County General Teaching & Referral Hospital | Public | Under Review |
| Nakuru Level 5 Hospital | Public | Under Review |
| Kiambu County Referral Hospital | Public | Under Review |
| Homabay County Referral Hospital | Public | Identified |
🇹🇿 Tanzania
| Facility | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences | Public | Identified |
| University of Dodoma | Public | Identified |
| Hubert Kairuki Memorial University Hospital | Private | Identified |
🇺🇬 Uganda
| Facility | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mulago National Referral Hospital | Public | Under Review |
| Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital | Public | Under Review |
| Mbale Regional Referral Hospital | Public | Under Review |
| Lacor Hospital | Private | Under Review |
| Arua Regional Referral Hospital | Public | Under Review |
📌 Accreditation Status Explained
Identified: Recognised as a potential training site awaiting formal assessment.
Under Review: Currently undergoing ECSAPACH’s accreditation process
Provisional Accreditation: Meets key requirements; pending full accreditation.
Conditional Accreditation: Approved with specific conditions to be fulfilled.
Accredited: Fully accredited and authorised to offer ECSAPACH paediatrics and child health training programmes.
🎯 Why Accreditation Matters
Accreditation ensures training institutions provide:
High-quality clinical exposure and supervision
Standardised academic infrastructure
Safe, ethical, and child-centred care environments
Alignment with regional and international paediatris and child health training standards
🔄 What’s Next?
ECSAPACH continues to work closely with regulators and hospital leadership across the region. Future updates will reflect newly accredited institutions, progress on current reviews, and expansion into additional specialties.
