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Ensuring a healthy mother and child

Philips, in collaboration with the Standard Group, has come up with an initiative to reduce maternal and infant mortality in Kenya, writes GARDY CHACHA

Four decades after independence, cases of maternal and infant mortality are still on the rise. It is for this reason that Philips, in partnership with the Standard Group and KTN, organised a panel discussion with experts, students, government representatives, private practitioners and parents to find solutions to improve mother and child care. This in an effort to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) four and five: Reducing by half the under-five mortality rate and reducing by three quarters maternal mortality ratio.

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