The Non-Communicable Diseases Quality Management (NCDQM) Project aimed at strengthening the healthcare system through improved capacity in management of selected NCDs within four sub-counties of Nairobi County. The settlements included Ruaraka, Westlands, Embaksi East and Embakasi West. During implementation of the NCDQM project, the African Institute for Health and Development (AIHD) worked closely with the Nairobi City County Health Department-NCD Unit, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Malteser International (MI) and IntelliSOFT Consulting.

The project used innovative technology to build the capacity of healthcare workers to adhere to clinical guidelines in the management of hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus (DM).  Implementing partners developed and facilitated the adoption and domestication of Electronic medical records (EMRs) system in health facilities within the four implementing sites. Notably, the system provided a platform to easily digitize medical data leading to improved NCD health information in 45 selected health facilities. The AIHD team conducted data quality assessment (DQA) to collect data on the two NCDs and assess the quality of data collected in the health facilities.

Apart from the system, the AIHD equipped the health facilities with equipment, lab reagents and other lab consumables. Moreover, healthcare workers and community health volunteers (CHVs) were sensitized on the NCDs, particularly, hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus (DM) both in the health facilities and at the community level.