WUNRN

http://www.wunrn.com

 

Population Council

http://www.rbfhealth.org/rbfhealth/blog/2013/03/04/752/saving-mothers-and-babies-one-voucher-time

 

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6b_ON1u37Q&feature=youtu.be

 

Kenya - Saving Mothers & Babies, One Health Voucher at a Time - Video

 

In Kenya, many pregnant women lack access to skilled medical care. Every year, 8,000 women die and approximately 160,000 are injured or disabled during pregnancy or childbirth in the absence of quality care. To help overcome barriers that may prevent women from getting the care they need—like high out-of-pocket fees, poorly staffed and equipped facilities, and costly transportation—the Kenyan government began an innovative program that gives eligible poor women a “kadi” (“voucher” in Swahili) to be used like a coupon for prenatal and delivery services from approved private and public reproductive healthcare providers.

 

 

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