Kitui deploys portable ultrasound devices to curb maternal deaths

Christine Sammy, a senior pediatric nurse in Kitui demonstrates how portable ultrasound devices work during the ongoing 9th devolution conference in Homabay County. [Philip Muasya, Standard]

Kitui County has deployed 63 portable ultrasound devices to rural villages to assist pregnant mothers and reduce maternal deaths.

The devices, which have been in use for the last one year, are being rolled out under the Point of Care Ultrasound Services (Pocus) initiative, which has proved instrumental in curbing maternal deaths in the county.