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Five Lives: Preventing transmission of HIV from mother to child
Source: Doctor s Without Borders 26 October 2011 “Lucky was born negative because I already knew my HIV status and I got the help from the clinic I needed.: Catherine…
It’s Not a Heartless Mother Leaving a Child Behind, Just One Who Wants to Survive’
Source: IPS By Miriam Gathigah NAIROBI, Jul 27, 2011 (IPS) – On the road between the Kenyan and Somali border lie the dead bodies of children who have succumbed to…
New Program to Text Prenatal HIV Moms for AIDS Care
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention December 29, 2010 regnant HIV-positive women in Kenya are helping test whether text messages can help boost treatment adherence and prevent HIV…
Unplanned families fanning poverty flame
Adapted from: The Daily Nation Kenya needs a Sh5.6 billion investment to meet the shortage of family planning services, partly blamed for the high population growth. The high unmet need…
Mortality deaths in Kenya on the rise
Adapted From: Kenya Broadcasting Corporation Posted: Tue, Nov 09, 2010 Kenya will on Tuesday launch its Campaign for Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality in Africa (CARMMA). The theme of the…
How Science Has Altered the Parable of ‘Project Baby’
Adapted From Daily Nation Mwaura Samora 1 November 2010
Kenya hard hit by mortality rates
Adapted from Capital FM BY CATHERINE KARONG’O NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 29 – Kenya is still grappling with high maternal and child mortality rates, with at least 8,000 mothers dying annually…
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