The Hem Practice

The Hem Practice Transforming Women's Health: Affordable Laparoscopic services to East Africa's Low and Middle-Income Communities.

THP offers private medical consultations, rents laparoscopic equipment, and trains healthcare professionals. Transforming Womenโ€™s Health: Affordable Laparoscopic Care Delivered by Mobile Surgical Units to East Africaโ€™s Rural & Peri-Urban Communities

The Hem Practice (THP) is an award winning trailblazer in transforming womenโ€™s healthcare in Kenya through Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS). Our innovative solutions, including the Lap on Wheels mobile surgical unit and SurgiEdge Training programs, make advanced care accessible to rural and peri-urban communities. Our mission is to restore dignity, reduce suffering, and empower healthcare providers, creating a ripple effect of improved healthcare outcomes for women across East Africa.

03/11/2025

Dr. Ruth Wamae, a consultant obstetrician gynaecologist from Emory Hospital shares her experience and expectations as she joined the Stitch & Knot: Hybrid Laparoscopic Suturing Programme workshop.

With a foundation in basic suturing, sheโ€™s excited to refine her skills, and especially thrilled to master knotting by the end of the course!

๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€โš•๏ธ๐Ÿ‘จโ€โš•๏ธ Ready to take your laparoscopic skills to the next level?
Join our ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† or ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—น 2026 Cohort of the Stitch & Knot Programme!

๐Ÿ“ง surgiedgetraining@thpgroup.co.ke | ๐Ÿ“ž 0792477263

29/10/2025

๐Ÿ’ก Through ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, the ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต & ๐—ž๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜: ๐Ÿฎ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต ๐—›๐˜†๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ is empowering doctors with real skills in ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† using our ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, an innovation proudly made by THP.

Hear from our co-founder, Dennis Mureithi , as he shares insights from the inaugural workshop; the preparation, the impact, and how this programme is set to transform surgical practice across healthcare facilities.

๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€โš•๏ธ๐Ÿ‘จโ€โš•๏ธ Ready to take your laparoscopic skills to the next level?
Join our ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† and ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—น ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ Cohort!

๐Ÿ“ง surgiedgetraining@thpgroup.co.ke | ๐Ÿ“ž 0792477263

This past Saturday marked the official launch of the ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต & ๐—ž๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ! Our first cohort of Ob/Gyns and Registrars...
21/10/2025

This past Saturday marked the official launch of the ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต & ๐—ž๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ! Our first cohort of Ob/Gyns and Registrars kicked off their training in laparoscopic suturing using our proudly developed Endo Bora Pelvic Trainer.

This launch is more than just training โ€” itโ€™s the start of a movement to expand ๐— ๐—œ๐—ฆ capacity and empower health care professionals across Kenya and East Africa.

Hereโ€™s to many more impactful workshops ahead! ๐Ÿ’ช

Lariox Healthcare Ltd Kenya Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society Mount Kenya University Mary Help of the Sick Mission Hospital- Thika

๐ŸŽ‰ A milestone moment for ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ and ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด!This past ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, we successfully hosted the ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ผ...
21/10/2025

๐ŸŽ‰ A milestone moment for ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ and ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด!

This past ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, we successfully hosted the ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ of the ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต & ๐—ž๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜: ๐—›๐˜†๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ โ€” bringing together our ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐Ÿญ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ particularly Ob/Gyns & Registrars for an engaging, practical experience.

The session began with our CEO Faith Wanjeri introducing trainees to who we are and details about the programme. Dr. Dennis Mureithi then led an insightful session on the rationale of the Endo Bora Pelvic Trainer and the Theory of Suturing, setting the stage for hands-on learning, guided by our experienced trainers. After the practicals, the trainees took home their very own Pelvic Trainer to continue practicing at home.

Together, weโ€™re ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐— ๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป.

To all the heroes shaping our nationโ€™s future through dedication, service, and innovation โ€” we celebrate you!Happy Mashu...
20/10/2025

To all the heroes shaping our nationโ€™s future through dedication, service, and innovation โ€” we celebrate you!

Happy Mashujaa Day from The

At The Hem Practice, we recognize that our clients and partners are the cornerstone of our success.During this Customer ...
09/10/2025

At The Hem Practice, we recognize that our clients and partners are the cornerstone of our success.

During this Customer Service Week, we extend our sincere appreciation to all who make our mission possible.

Together, we continue to build a community of trust, care, and excellence.

We are pleased to announce that the October 2025 - November 2026 cohort for the 2-Month Hybrid Stitch and Knot Laparosco...
06/10/2025

We are pleased to announce that the October 2025 - November 2026 cohort for the 2-Month Hybrid Stitch and Knot Laparoscopic Suturing Programme is ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ!

Thank you to all who registered and shared their interest in this session. If you missed out, we invite you to continue submitting your expressions of interest for the next four cohorts.

To secure your place in an upcoming session, please email ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด@๐˜๐—ต๐—ฝ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ.๐—ธ๐—ฒ or call ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿต๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿฏ for more information.

Thank you for your continued enthusiasm and commitment to advancing minimally invasive surgical excellence.

25/09/2025

๐Ÿ“ข ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง: ๐’๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐œ๐ก & ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐‡๐ฒ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐‹๐š๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐œ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐œ ๐’๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž

The Stitch & Knot Hybrid Programme, delivered by ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด (the training arm of The Hem Practice), is a 2-month learner-focused course designed for ๐—ข๐—ฏ/๐—š๐˜†๐—ป๐˜€, ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€, ๐—จ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ in these fields. Participants will progress from simulation to the operating room with confidence, supported by mentorship, global best practices, and surgical exposure.

Offered in partnership with Mount Kenya University , ๐—ž๐—ข๐—š๐—ฆ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜… ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ, the programme will run across ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ (๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ โ€“ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ƒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ), training a total of 50 doctors in minimally invasive surgery.

๐Ÿ“Œ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€:
Octโ€“Nov 2025: Ob/Gyn Registrars & Consultants
Janโ€“Feb 2026: General Surgery Registrars & Consultants
Aprโ€“May 2026: TBC
Julโ€“Aug 2026: TBC
Octโ€“Nov 2026: TBC

๐Ÿ‘‰ Applications are now open for the ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟโ€“๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ (๐—ข๐—ฏ/๐—š๐˜†๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ & ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€).

๐Ÿ“… ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ: 18th October 2025
๐Ÿ“ ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฒ: THP SurgiEdge Training Centre, Thika
๐Ÿ’ฐ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฒ: KES 60,000 (flexible payment plan available)

๐Ÿ“ฉ For details or to apply, email ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฝ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด@๐˜๐—ต๐—ฝ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ.๐—ธ๐—ฒ or call +๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฐ ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿต๐Ÿฎ ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿณ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿฏ.

Transforming Women's Health: Affordable Laparoscopic services to East Africa's Low and Middle-Income Communities.
THP offers private medical consultations, rents laparoscopic equipment, and trains healthcare professionals.

๐Ÿš€Launching Soon: The Stitch & Knot Hybrid Laparoscopic Suturing Programme ๐Ÿš€A game-changing 2-month journey to equip doct...
18/09/2025

๐Ÿš€Launching Soon: The Stitch & Knot Hybrid Laparoscopic Suturing Programme ๐Ÿš€

A game-changing 2-month journey to equip doctors with world-class laparoscopic suturing skills. Participants will transition from simulation to the operating room with confidence, supported by mentorship, global best practices, and surgical exposure.

๐Ÿ“Œ 5 Cohorts | 50 Doctors | 1 Mission
๐ŸŽฏ Making MIS the Norm, not the Exception, in East Africa.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Stay tuned to our socials for updates or reach out to learn more!

We are proud to celebrate our Co-Founder, Faith Wanjeri, as she joins the second cohort of the African Women Innovating ...
17/09/2025

We are proud to celebrate our Co-Founder, Faith Wanjeri, as she joins the second cohort of the African Women Innovating in Healthcare (AWIIH) program by Villgro Africa.

Faith has been the heartbeat of The Hem Practiceโ€™s vision, from forging partnerships to shaping strategy, and ensuring our mission of making Minimally Invasive Surgery the norm, not the exception, is translated into real access for women in peri-urban and rural communities.

This recognition honours her leadership and reaffirms our shared mission to transform womenโ€™s healthcare in East Africa through innovation, training, and mobile surgical solutions.

Her journey reminds us that when visionary leadership meets purpose-driven innovation, lasting change in healthcare is not just possible, it is inevitable.

25/08/2025

At The Hem Practice, we are committed to building sustainable surgical capacity.

Through our SurgiEdge training initiative, we equip trainees with the competencies to confidently transition from simulation-based learning to real-time performance in the operating roomโ€”making high-quality, minimally invasive surgical care accessible and affordable for all women.

Donโ€™t just take our word for it!
๐ŸŽฅHear what Dr. Wekesa, one of our past participants, has to say about their experience.

โ“Ready to take your laparoscopic skills to the next level?
Register your interest for our Stitch & Knot Programme beginning in October 2025.

For this and other SurgiEdge training opportunities or general enquiries:
๐Ÿ“งsurgiedgetraining@thpgroup.co.ke |๐Ÿ“ž 0792477263



Today, we spotlight Lap on Wheels, our social impact initiative bringing advanced laparoscopic care to underserved commu...
20/08/2025

Today, we spotlight Lap on Wheels, our social impact initiative bringing advanced laparoscopic care to underserved communities in Kenya.

๐ŸšWhat is it?
Lap on Wheels is a mobile surgical unit equipped with laparoscopic technology and a trained paramedical team, expanding access to advanced surgical care.

๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€โš•๏ธ What do we do?
We provide state-of-the-art laparoscopic equipment, expert support from experienced trained paramedical personnel, plus hands-on training to strengthen theatre teams.

๐Ÿ’™ Who do we serve?
Hospitals and healthcare professionals striving to deliver specialised laparoscopic surgeries.Peri-urban or remote communities in need of advanced minimally invasive surgical care.

Contact us today and Unlock specialised laparoscopic care for your patients!

๐Ÿ“ž +254 792 477 263 | โœ‰๏ธ admin@thpgroup.co.ke | ๐Ÿ“ 3rd Floor, Maisha Heights, Thika

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