Kenya must boost maternal health care for development

More than 1,000 researchers, practitioners, policymakers and advocates from 75 countries gathered in Mexico City in October for the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference.

The meeting marked the first opportunity for the maternal and newborn health communities to meet and strategise on ways to achieve the targets outlined in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health, which were launched at the United Nations General Assembly in September.