On 4th November 2016, at Ambira Sub County Hospital in Ugunja Sub County in Siaya County, AMREF Health Africa, Africa Alive in partnership with the County Government of Siaya supported by the Government of Canada launched a project that is to address issues of maternal and child health in Siaya County.
The project titled: Canada-Africa Initiative to Address Maternal, Newborn and child Mortality is worth 312 million shillings and is expected to run for four years. It aims to improve the health status of mothers and children in Siaya County. The project will run in 3 sub counties in Siaya County namely, Alego Usonga, Bondo Ugenya and Ugunja sub counties.