Banking on African Mothers: Chase Bank donates Sh30 million for training of midwives in Africa

Chase Group Foundation Chairman Parmain Ole Narikae (right) presents a cheque worth Kes30million to Amref Health Africa Director General Dr Teguest Guerma during a press briefing. With them are part of the midwives to be trained. PHOTO: COURTESY

Nairobi, Kenya: Chase Group Foundation has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Amref Health Africa’s Stand Up for African Mothers campaign, which aims to train 15,000 midwives in Africa by 2015.

Speaking while presenting a cheque of Ksh.30 million to Amref Health Africa towards the initiative, Chase Group Foundation Chairman Parmain Ole Narikae noted that Kenya’s vision to become a middle–income economy with high quality of life for all Kenyans by the year 2030 is a tall order in light of maternal morbidity and mortality rates in the country. Narikae noted that most cases of women dying from complications in pregnancy and childbirth were due to inaccessibility to trained health care and functioning health facilities.