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Health ministry slashes Linda Mama budget by half

Ann Nyawira Mbuthia and her little born baby under the recently launched Linda Mama Initiative at Kimbimbi hospital. [PHOTO:Munene Kamau/Standard]

The provision of free delivery services now lies in the balance, after the Ministry of Health slashed budgetary allocation by half.

Free deliveries are currently provided for under the Linda Mama initiative under the defunct National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF).

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