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🇰🇪’s Sharon Lokedi and John Korir both clinch back to back wins at the @bostonmarathon 🤩
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Senegal’s president casually updates his social profile pictures to include the AFCON trophy behind him.
How do you say “come and get it if you can” in Wolof?
The inauguration of the National MPDSR Steering Committee marks a decisive step in ending preventable maternal and newborn deaths by ensuring every death is reviewed, lessons are acted on, and health system gaps in emergency care, referrals, blood supply, commodities and staffing are urgently addressed through coordinated reforms under UHC and the EWENE Acceleration Plan.
The Cabinet Secretary for Health, Hon. Aden Duale, has inaugurated the National Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR) Steering Committee, signalling renewed government resolve to reduce preventable maternal and newborn deaths across the country.
The initiative is anchored within Kenya’s Universal Health Coverage (UHC) agenda and aligns with the national commitment that no woman should lose her life while giving birth and no newborn should die from preventable causes. It will be advanced through the Every Woman Every Newborn Everywhere (EWENE) Acceleration Plan.
Speaking during the inauguration, the CS underscored that the MPDSR framework will be operationalised at facility, sub-county and county levels through routine, structured and action-oriented review meetings. Each reported death will prompt immediate corrective measures to ensure lessons learnt translate into concrete system reforms.
Findings from the reviews will guide national decision-making to address persistent gaps in emergency obstetric care, referral systems, blood and essential commodity availability, as well as staffing shortages. The evidence will inform policy reforms, targeted financing and coordinated implementation across the health system.
The MPDSR approach aims to transform loss into learning by turning every maternal and perinatal death into actionable insight that protects future mothers and newborns.
The government outlined several transformative measures to support the initiative. Policy directives to the Social Health Authority (SHA) and the Digital Health Agency (DHA) will enable maternity reimbursement for qualifying Level 2 and Level 3 facilities, strengthening primary healthcare and reducing financial barriers to skilled delivery. The SHA benefits package is also under review to align fully with national maternal and newborn care guidelines, while ambulance referral systems are being strengthened to improve timely access to lifesaving services.
Additionally, the National Blood Transfusion Services are being reinforced to address critical blood shortages identified in MPDSR reviews. Counties have been urged to prioritise human resources for health through recruitment, equitable deployment, continuous professional development and motivation of frontline health workers.
Hon. Duale called on healthcare providers to uphold the highest standards of professionalism, dignity, compassion and clinical excellence in maternal and newborn care. He also tasked the Steering Committee with ensuring that its recommendations translate into tangible improvements in health facilities, referral networks, commodity security, financing mechanisms and workforce support to safeguard the lives of mothers and newborns nationwide.
The inauguration was attended by Principal Secretaries Ms Mary Muthoni (Public Health and Professional Standards) and Dr Ouma Oluga (Medical Services), Director General for Health Dr Patrick Amoth, Council of Governors CEO Ms Mary Mwiti, and development partners Dr Pilar Molina (UNFPA), Ms Shaheen Nilofer (UNICEF) and Dr Neema Rusibamayila (WHO).
All medical and dental practitioners, community oral health officers and health institutions are hereby reminded that the deadline for annual licence renewal for the year 2026 is fast approaching.
All concerned are advised to complete the renewal process without delay to ensure compliance and avoid last-minute inconvenience.
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Licence renewal for medical/dental practitioners, COHO and health institutions for 2026 is now open. This is your opportunity to continue ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and keep your practice in line with the latest guidelines. An active license is essential for upholding the quality and safety of healthcare services.
During the renewal process all medical/dental practitioners and COHOs will be required to update their bio data. Similarly, health institutions will also be required to make returns on their current status.
Subsequent changes in status during the licensure period, should be communicated to the Council. Early renewal is encouraged to avoid any potential challenges and allow sufficient time to address them. To renew, visit https://t.co/qYtlPMsUNt and complete the necessary sections by 31st October 2025.
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The attention of the Council is drawn to social media posts circulating online alleging hacking of KMPDC’s database. This allegation is false and misleading and the Council wishes to assure all its clients that no breach of our database has occurred. Our systems remain secure, intact and fully operational.
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