A total of Six counties are set to benefit from funding, high-tech medical equipment and food donations in the fight against high maternal deaths.
These counties include Migori, Mandera, Marsabit, Wajir, Isiolo, and Lamu will be benefiting by the Private Sector Health Partners (PSHP). They account for about 50 percent of all maternal deaths in the country.
Safaricom, Huawei, Philips, MSD, Unilever, and GSK will complement on-going efforts by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) through the Kenya Healthcare Federation.
According to UNFPA Country Representative to Kenya Dr. Olajide Ademola, they were delighted to make the announcement in support of the United Nations’ Every Woman Every Child (EWEC) initiative.
Philips Kenya and the Philips Foundation will pilot a mobile obstetric monitoring solution and provide outreach kits for early detection of high-risk pregnancies by health workers, enabling timely referral to appropriate levels of care in Wajir.
MSD/Merck is investing $1.5 million in designing and testing innovative approaches to adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health service delivery in Migori and Mandera.
In Mandera, the initiative is set to build a Community Life Center in collaboration with the Health ministry, County government, Philips, and UNFPA.
Unilever, on the other hand, will expand their current project with UNFPA and Amref on maternal and newborn health and hygiene in Migori.
Safaricom and Huawei will design video conference facilities to enable remote specialized consultations for patients and medical education for medical staff in Lamu.