Fight against maternal mortality in Baringo County has received a major boost after a non-governmental organization called Dandelion Africa donated maternal health equipment to all its seven sub counties.
Speaking during the handing over of the equipment at the Governor's office in Kabarnet town on Thursday, the organizations programs manager, Ruth Nderitu, stated that the tools which includes a complete Mama Natalie Birthing Simulators, IEC Materials, essential maternal emergency commodities and indicator tracking charts will go a long way to further reducing the numbers in the region with a mortality rate of 30 mothers in every 100,000.
Nderitu stated that they were keen in supplementing the county government efforts in improving the livelihoods and health outcomes of the local communities through the maternal infant health award programme which has also seen 96 health care workers trained on Emergency Obstetric and newborn care (EmONC). "We were able to support each sub county with a dummy equipment so that even when the health care provider continues with their work, they are able to do mentorship to others," she said.
The official said that she was optimistic that Baringo County will reach a level where mothers are able to be referred to in a timely manner to reduce complications likely to cause maternal mortalities.
