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Kenya loses 5,000 women annually to pregnancy-related complications

Kenya loses 5000 women every year due to preventable pregnancy-related complications according to Cabinet secretary for Health, James Macharia. [PHOTO: FILE]

Nairobi, Kenya: The country loses 5,000 women every year due to preventable pregnancy-related complications. This is according to Cabinet secretary for Health, James Macharia.

This, he noted, translates to 1 out of every 55 pregnant women being at risk of death in their lifetime as a result of child birth.

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