Progress: Maternal deaths in Kenya drop from 488 per 100,000 live births to 362. To sustain this @MOH_Kenya has to work with local partners on critical services like family planning, ANC, skilled birth attendance & delivery at primary levels of healthcare https://t.co/hNsC2gSqFY
#Maternalmortality was a major theme in the opening address of our new President Dr Carlos Fuchtner. He highlighted that 52% of maternal deaths are attributable to 3 leading, & entirely preventable, causes of haemorrhage, sepsis & hypertensive disorders https://t.co/CdvYmIejXs
We’ve taken the pledge to save mothers and stop PPH, demonstrating our commitment to ending maternal mortality worldwide. Thank you @LaerdalGH for raising awareness of PPH and encouraging others to take the pledge! #FIGO2018#EndMaternalMortality@FIGOHQ@SaveMomsStopPPH
Monica Oguttu: A Champion for Women’s Rights in #Kenya
She leads the Kisumu Medical & Education Trust (KMET) which provides comprehensive reproductive health services & advocates for the rights of women & girls in Kenya.
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#MaternalHealth @IntlWomen
FIGO is pleased to welcome our new President Dr Carlos Fuchtner. Take a look at what he has to say about our impact and the importance of women at the top level of conversation https://t.co/ygoFreTFZh
Great panel @acog#FIGO2018@neel_shah reminded us that Information lives in the heads of multiple people, information needed to make decisions on the best care for mothers and babies. We need to make sure providers have that information available when they need it.