2,500 join safe birth initiative in Vihiga County

Governor Wilber Ottichilo (centre) when he visited Catherine Kavere and her husband Evans Chavulimu at their home in Sabatia during Easter. Ottichilo visited women who have given birth under the ‘Ottichilo Care’ programme to check on their progress. [Nathan Ochunge, Standard]

A programme launched three months ago to encourage mothers to give birth in hospital has seen over 2,500 women deliver safely in health facilities across the county.

The Afya ya Mama na Mtoto initiative gives expectant women Sh1,000 as an incentive to encourage them to attend antenatal clinics, and also ensure their children are immunised.