Do whatever it takes to rescue ‘Linda Mama’ initiative

Nairobi Women Representative Esther Passaris with Nairobi County CEC Health Hitan Majevdia (R) congratulate Caroline Karimi who gave birth to a baby girl  [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Reports that ‘Linda Mama’ initiative, the free maternity programme for pregnant women, is on the verge of collapse are worrying.

Kenyan women’s access to maternal and infant health services was greatly boosted because of the initiative, which aims at providing free maternity services, including antenatal, delivery, as well as postnatal care for mothers and their new-born babies.