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A nurse attends to a patient at the newborn unit. [File, Standard]
Kenya loses at least 15 mothers and 92 newborns every day, not because the causes are unknown, but because solutions are still not consistently implemented.
As global health experts prepare to gather in Nairobi next week for the International Maternal Newborn Health Conference (IMNHC 2026), the country is confronting a stark reality. Despite progress made in access to care, preventable deaths continue to occur within health facilities.
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