Kenya’s maternal death toll, by the numbers Health Just now

According to the Ministry of Health, maternal mortality in Kenya claims the lives of approximately 16 women every day, with postpartum haemorrhage (PPH): severe bleeding after childbirth as the leading cause of death, accounting for 40 pe rcent of maternal deaths.

For the Acceleration Plan to succeed, Kenya will implement five game-changing delivery mechanisms designed to ensure speed, consistency, and accountability: a National EWENE Delivery Unit within the Ministry of Health; a ring-fenced last-mile fund for commodity security and infrastructure; encouraging and embedding a readiness and drill culture for high-risk events; promoting interventions for premature babies; and utilizing information from the live Maternal and Neonatal Hospitals scorecard to sustain political and community accountability.

A six-month Maternal and Newborn Health Rapid Results Initiative will run until November, focusing on improving emergency maternal care, increasing skilled birth attendance, and strengthening healthcare systems at both national and county levels.