Maternal Health,maternal health care,maternal health care kenya,maternal mortality Stories
Globally, postpartum haemorrhage is the leading cause of maternal mortality, contributing to approximately 25 per cent of all maternal deaths.
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Globally, an estimated 260,000 women die annually from childbirth-related complications. Of these, around 70,000 deaths are due to postpartum haemorrh...
Advocacy groups are urging the government to supplement UNFPA's efforts, which have allocated over Sh387.9 million to procure contraceptive commoditie...
Kenya loses an estimated 10 women a day to postpartum haemorrhage, a toll experts say may be even higher due to widespread underreporting.
Medical Services Principal Secretary Ouma Oluga said millions of Africans continue to endure the condition in silence, with many succumbing to painful...
WHO cautioned that current efforts remain uneven and inadequate to meet the sustainable development goals set for 2030.
If passed by Parliament, it will bring comprehensive regulation to Kenya’s assisted reproductive technology sector, offering renewed hope to many fami...
The support will strengthen the country’s reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health programme and enhance access to life-saving ca...
While children mourn the loss of their mother, the father must carry his own pain while stepping into the immense role of caring for a newborn, raisin...
The project aims to transform maternal and child health services in the region, which currently faces significant challenges due to limited capacity a...
Between weeks 11 and 13, a woman should undergo comprehensive screening, including an ultrasound to monitor foetal development and determine gestation...
Initially grieving in silence, Omondi eventually turned to the internet to share his raw, honest story—and was met with an outpouring of unexpected me...
Kenya’s high maternal death rate stems from systemic failures that are avoidable but consistently overlooked, endangering women’s lives and destabilis...
This upgrade at the Eastleigh Health Centre—from fewer than eight outdated beds—represents a major improvement in both comfort and care for expectant...
New findings suggest that the type of toy a parent buys, or even makes at home, plays a significant role in a toddler’s brain development, creativity,...
Recent county statistics show Kwale now records 110 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, surpassing the WHO’s alert level of 100 and rising from 9...
Until now, these medicines were only allowed in Level 4 hospitals and higher. Their limited availability and frequent stockouts contributed to the cou...
The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) reported a sex ratio of 106 male births for every 100 female births in 2024, marking the highest male-t...
The fund aims to save the lives of 300,000 mothers and newborns and enhance the quality of care for 34 million mothers and babies by the year 2030.
The leaders urged communities to embrace preventive healthcare services, especially HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening.
The training is part of a collaborative initiative between the County Department of Health Services and Kenyatta University to modernise maternal heal...
The Beginnings Fund was launched on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi, the home of another key backer - the United Arab Emirates' recently established Mohamed Bin...
Experts explain that ignoring a clingy child or allowing them to "cry it out" without providing comfort can have a lasting impact on their emotional d...
He urged the agencies to hold regular consultative meetings with county governments to identify challenges in the sector and work collaboratively to a...
The audit notes that counties were expected to contribute a combined Sh450 million for the 2023/24 financial year, but 12 counties did not provide Sh1...
The rising cases of preterm births are becoming a major global health concern, with devastating consequences for newborns and their families.
Dr Ester Mwaura stresses that managing diabetes during pregnancy requires close monitoring to prevent complications. She urges expectant mothers to at...
