30 October 2019
Commitment title:
Reducing maternal mortality in rural Africa
Commitment description:i commit to end maternal and infant mortality in rural Africa.
Mode of engagement:
- Programmatic actionRunning programs that prevent maternal mortality in rural areas . eg basic literacy on maternal health, mhealth for community health workers, nutrition.
Commitment to be actioned in:
Kenya
Submitted by
wezesha Health Services
Thematic area
Achieve universal access to sexual and reproductive health as a part of universal health coverage (UHC)
Achieve universal access to sexual and reproductive health as a part of universal health coverage (UHC)
Commitment category
(3) Zero preventable maternal deaths and maternal morbidities, such as obstetric fistulas, by, inter alia, integrating a comprehensive package of sexual and reproductive health interventions, including access to safe abortion to the full extent of the law, measures for preventing and avoiding unsafe abortions, and for the provision of post-abortion care, into national UHC strategies, policies and programmes, and to protect and ensure all individuals’ right to bodily integrity, autonomy and reproductive rights, and to provide access to essential services in support of these rights.
