Episode 102: Maternal Healthcare in Kenya

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Kenya’s maternal mortality rate is 362 deaths per 100,000 live births according to the 2014 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Article 43(1)(a) of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 states that: Every person has the right to the highest attainable standard of health, which includes the right to health care services, including reproductive health care.

Kenya adopted the Millennium Development Goals, which had set a target of reducing the global maternal mortality ratio to 147 per 100,000 by 2015. We have also adopted the Sustainable Development Goals, whose target is to reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births between 2016 and 2030.

Today, we're joined by Caroline Wainaina, a research officer working on maternal and child well-being at APHRC, to discuss maternal healthcare in Kenya.

Resources

2014 Kenya Demographic And Health Survey

Women and Men in Kenya Facts and Figures 2017

Reducing Maternal Deaths in Kenya

Tackling High Maternal Deaths in Kenya

The effect of Kenya’s free maternal health care policy on the utilization of health facility delivery services and maternal and neonatal mortality in public health facilities

Ministry of Health implements free maternity services nationwide

Are There Really 1.2 Million Mothers on the Free Maternity Programme?

Which way for mothers after five years of free maternal care

Has Access To Free Maternity Care In Kenya Doubled Since 2013?

Implementing Free Maternal Health Care in Kenya: Challenges, Strategies, and Recommendations

Examining the Implementation of the Free Maternity Services Policy in Kenya: A Mixed Methods Process Evaluation

Implementation of the free maternity services policy and its implications for health system governance in Kenya

Reproductive Health and Family Planning Financing in Kenya: A mapping of the resource flows

Maternal Education and Immunization Status Among Children in Kenya

From Paper to Practice: Sexuality Education Policies and Their Implementation in Kenya

Reality check: Why it’s time to introduce sex education in schools

The #LipaKamaTender Movement

UNFPA Kenya Annual Report 2017

The Reproductive Health Care Bill (2014)

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