NAIROBI, KENYA, NOV 21-The Aga Khan University’s centre of excellence in women and child Health East Africa (CoWCH EA) has delivered maternal health equipment to Pumwani Maternity Hospital to boost maternal and newborn care.
The Ksh2 million worth equipment consist of an ultrasound machine, a fridge and a printer. The ultrasound machine will be used in antenatal care to access foetal development, gestational age, foetal position, and the number of fetuses, which will encourage early ultrasound screening for all women.
“As government we are pleased to see that research is improving quality of care in facilities and data is being used to make decisions. This handover ceremony is also contributing to the goal of universal health care for all Kenyans by 2030 which includes the scaling up maternal and child health,” said Geofrey Mosiria, Nairobi County Chief officer for Health facilities Management.
The injection of equipments comes following the recently concluded COVID-19 study which was funded by the World Health Organisation (WHO), led by CoEWCH EA in conjunction with with Pumwani Maternity Hospital and Aga Khan University Hospital.
The study, collects data from women infected with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-COV-2) and determine whether the infection increases the risk of adverse pregnancy , perinatal, neonatal, and postpartum outcomes.
“The study will help to develop recommendations on the surveillance, management, and counseling of women during and after pregnancy as well as their babies in the context of a pandemic,” said Prof Marleen Temmerman, Director of the Aga Khan University’s (CoWCH EA) and the principal investigator of the WHO COVID-19 in pregnancy study.
“The findings of the study will also help to inform public health measures on infectious diseases and prevention measures and future research protocols,” added Temmerman.
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