As the country marked International Nurses Week last week, Kiambu County had a special reason to celebrate: it achieved 100 per cent facility-based deliveries across all its maternity wards in April.
The county also reported zero maternal deaths during the month-a clear sign of the success of its ongoing efforts to strengthen maternal health services, spearheaded by the county administration.
Leading the way is Thika Level 5 Hospital, which posted an outstanding record of its own: not a single maternal death between January and April this year.
According to Health Executive Dr Elias Maina, the county had planned for about 60,000 deliveries in 2024.
