To uphold the fundamental human right to health, as enshrined in the Constitution, maternal health must remain a top government priority.
Thursday, August 03, 2023
By Tamia Nuna, Youth Advocate
In 2020, nearly 800 women died daily from pregnancy- and childbirth-related preventable causes, a maternal death every two minutes. While the global maternal mortality ration (MMR) dropped by 34 per cent from 2000 figures, that 95 per cent of cases were in low- and lower-middle-income countries is a concern. Kenya had a high MMR, of 530 deaths per 100,000 live births, above the global average of 223, thus the urgent need for action.
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