Tag: Children’s health

Child mortality: Here is how to stop 5 million preventable deaths a year   

Newborns are the most vulnerable, with preterm birth, delivery complications, and infections…

Dr Supa Tunje: Why she refused to look away while Kenya’s children suffer in silence

Dr Supa Tunje has spent her entire career demanding an answer to the question:…

90 minutes, one life: Kenya’s maternal, neonatal death rate by the numbers 

Knowing where mothers are dying is no longer enough. The question now…

Kenya vows to end maternal and newborn deaths as global mortality crisis persists 

Systemic dysfunction is a core driver of the problem, as 40 per…

PMTCT & Children HIV Infections

With only 4,661 mothers identified as needing PMTCT services against an average…

Close to the heart: How Kangaroo Mother Care is saving Kenya’s tiniest babies 

For many preterm babies, Kangaroo Mother Care is the difference between life…

Living with a rare condition: Cindy’s story and the cost of care

Doctors explained that the baby had to be born first before diverting excess fluid…

Door-to-door: How CHPs are winning war against maternal anaemia  

‘Most women don’t even know they are anaemic until they start feeling…

Weak, Dizzy, Breathless: The silent threat of maternal anaemia and what helps  

Four out of 10 pregnant women in Kenya are anaemic, with maternal…

It is back to school, but adolescent mothers are still left at the gate

Over six million pregnant and parenting girls across sub-Saharan Africa are currently out of…

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