At least 10 women die in Kenya every day because of Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH) - excessive bleeding - an issue experts say should be addressed to save the lives of mothers and newborns.
Data from the Ministry of Health notes that at least 6,000 women die in the country annually because of PPH.
To eliminate the alarming deaths, the Ministry of Health, the Kenya Association of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the Midwives Association of Kenya and the University of Nairobi conducted a run yesterday, dubbed "Run for Her", to push for an end to PPH.
The Director General of Health, Dr Patrick Amoth, said ending PPH requires collaboration by all stakeholders and the community at large. "Our current maternal mortality ratio is 355 per 100,000 live births.
