Margaret Kenyatta gets Eastern Africa Lifetime Achievement award for Beyond Zero initiative

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta receives the Eastern Africa Lifetime Achievement Award . [PSCU]

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta has been awarded the prestigious Eastern Africa Lifetime Achievement Award for her relentless efforts to stop preventable maternal and newborn deaths in the country through her Beyond Zero initiative.

The recognition also considered the First Lady's sustained efforts towards the elimination of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV, an intervention that has led to a significant reduction of new transmissions among newborn babies.