In Kenya, one of the countries where my organization, World Health Partners, works, an average of 17 women die every day from causes related to pregnancy and childbirth.Each day in Kenya, more than 90 newborns and 200 children under the age of five die, many of them from preventable and treatable diseases.It sounds stark, but these numbers represent good news, actually.Because in Kenya, maternal deaths have dropped 17%; newborn deaths have dropped 19%; and the deaths of children younger than five have fallen 52% in the last 25 years.
Yet, the harsh reality remains: hundreds of Kenyan women and children die every day because they lack ready, affordable access to lifesaving healthcare.

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