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Put Mothers in the Headlines, Media Urged

 

 

Every day in Kenya, 21 women die during child birth or pregnancy. It is a tragedy of enormous proportions, yet it receives very little public attention.

 

 

Madam Ida Odinga, patron of the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood in Kenya (WRA-K), is challenging the media to highlight issues affecting the health of mothers in order for them to be addressed.

 

 

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The European Union (EU)  and AMREF Put African Mothers, Newborns and Children First

AMREF has received a 4.2 Million Euro grant from the European Union to reduce maternal, newborn and child mortality in marginalised areas of Kenya, Southern Sudan and Tanzania. 

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Hasena's Story

Hasena lost her young twins to malaria but she is more hopeful for the future of her other children as she now has mosquito nets and knowledge on how to prevent malaria.

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