Maternal health
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Google invests US$1.2 million in Jacaranda Health to revolutionize maternal and newborn care across Africa
KENYA — Jacaranda Health, a renowned non-profit organization based in Kenya, has joined the ranks of the select 15 entities across Africa chosen to receive…
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USAID embarks on a new US$49.8M maternal and child health care project in Ethiopia
ETHIOPIA – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has launched a US$49.8 million program to support maternal and child health. The project will…
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Kenya’s Health CS launches new maternity wing at M.P Shah as the MoH doubles down on maternal health care
KENYA — The Cabinet Secretary for Health, Nakhumicha S. Wafula, has inaugurated a new maternity wing at the M.P. Shah Hospital at its KPJ Medical…
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Nyeri county to inaugurate new maternity centre
KENYA— Nyeri Town Health Centre will soon open the doors to its new 35-bed capacity maternity block, to serve the residents of the county with…
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UN report highlights systemic racial abuse and health disparities faced by women of African descent
USA— Women and girls of African descent worldwide endure a persistent pattern of racial abuse within the healthcare sector, placing them at a heightened risk…
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M.P. Shah opens new ultra-modern maternity wing at KPJ medical centre
KENYA— M.P. Shah, one of East Africa’s leading specialities care private hospitals, has opened a new maternity wing at their 8-storey KPJ Medical Centre. The…
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Maternal mortality rates in the US show alarming increase, especially among Black women
USA — A recent study published in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) reveals a disturbing trend in maternal mortality rates in the United…
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Alliance One hands over postnatal ward to Lilongwe’s Area 25 Health Centre
MALAWI— Alliance One Tobacco has officially handed over the newly constructed 40-bed maternity and postnatal care ward to the management of the Area 25 Health…
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UNFPA partners with KS-Relief to deliver better maternal and reproductive health in Somalia
SOMALIA—United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Somalia has in collaboration with the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KS-Relief) launched a project to improve access…
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World Health Assembly spotlights women, children, and climate change, makes urgent calls for action
SWITZERLAND — The 76th World Health Assembly, held in Geneva, Switzerland, has brought to the forefront pressing issues related to the health and well-being of…