2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (208+ words) Ministry of Health Cabinet Secretary, Aden Duale, has signed an initiative worth Ksh. 4.5B aimed at expanding access to maternal care in underserved communities across the country. Maternal and child healthcare remains a major public health priority in Kenya, according to…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (179+ words) Kenya has reaffirmed its commitment to building resilient and people-centred health systems through integrated primary healthcare reforms during a high-level side event held on the sidelines of the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva. The PS noted that Kenya has shifted…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (168+ words) President William Ruto has launched the Every Woman Every Newborn Everywhere (EWENE) Acceleration Plan 2026-2028, Kenya’s national roadmap to end preventable maternal and newborn deaths. Speaking during the launch, the President said the plan includes an immediate six-month Maternal and Newborn…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (461+ words) Construction of a new Ksh40 million maternity wing has commenced at Nyaribo Dispensary in Nyeri County, marking a joint investment by the Ministry of Health and the County Government of Nyeri to bring quality maternal and essential healthcare services closer to…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (626+ words) Kenya is set to build 10 baby and mother hospitals in nine counties in a deal worth Sh4.5 billion, a move aimed at significantly reducing maternal and newborn deaths. In the agreement, the government is partnering with AMSONS Group to build hospitals…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (255+ words) Kenya will Monday, March 23 host the International Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Conference (IMNHC 2026), bringing together global leaders, policymakers, researchers and health experts to accelerate action towards improving maternal and newborn health outcomes. The conference will take place from March…...

2+ mon, 21+ hour ago   (359+ words) The Chairperson of the International Board of Directors for Amref Health Africa, Sheila Khama, has unveiled plans to establish the Beyond Zero Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital as a teaching facility at Amref International University (AMIU). The move is…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (528+ words) Health experts have called for urgent nationwide adoption of Obstetric Point of Care Ultrasound (OPOCUS) as a critical intervention to reduce preventable maternal deaths in Kenya. Speaking during a high-level side event at the International Maternal Newborn Health Conference 2026 in…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (688+ words) Health experts have raised concerns over the inefficiencies in the healthy systems in Africa alluding to it as a major contributor to high maternal and newborn deaths. Speaking during the International Maternal Newborn Health Conference (IMNHC) 2026 in Nairobi, the Director…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (500+ words) The Ministry of Health is seeking Ksh 2 billion from the National Treasury to support the nationwide rollout of a strengthened maternity package aimed at low-income mothers. Speaking in Naivasha during an engagement with Senators on Monday, the Cabinet Secretary for…...