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Women to benefit from 450,000 doses of self-injectable contraceptives

Self-injectable medicine. [iStockphoto]

Kenya's reproductive health services got a major boost after receiving 450,000 doses of self-injectable contraceptives.

The Subcutaneous Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (DMPA-SC) contraceptives, procured by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) through Sh57 million contribution from the UK government, will be made available at health facilities across the country through the Ministry of Health.

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