The repercussions of Covid-19 fight

Dr Jemimah Kariuki, a resident at UON-KNH in obstetrics and Gynecology. She's the founder of Wheel Life Initiative aimed at linking pregnant mothers to hospitals, by providing them with transport services.May 28, 2020. [Mercy Kahenda]

In the recent months, Kenya like the rest of the world, has been forced to put up measures to contain the spread of Covid-19 among its population. These measures however are causing more harm than good by compromising regular healthcare services, which have become the unforeseen collateral damage.

Kenya, which is one of the 21 countries with a very high ratio of maternal deaths according to the UN, might reverse the gains made in the recent past, if the raw Ministry of Health’s DHIS data seen by My Health of the period of the coronavirus containment measures is anything to go by.