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  • 28 May 2026: the President launched the Kenya EWENE Acceleration Plan 2026–2028 and the 6-month Rapid Results Initiative
  • Emergency hotline: 0800 722 023 — Free, 24/7
  • Rapid Results Initiative: 28 May – 28 November 2026, with extra support for 26 high-burden counties
  • RRI target: 15% fewer maternal deaths, newborn deaths and stillbirths in health facilities in the 26 counties
  • KES 5 billion a year for SHA cover for mothers who cannot afford it
  • 900 health workers to be trained in emergency obstetric and newborn care across the 26 RRI counties
  • 1.5 million doses of heat-stable carbetocin to be procured to prevent heavy bleeding after birth
  • Half of maternal deaths involve danger signs not recognised in time — know the signs
  • 2028 goal: maternal deaths down from 355 to 140 or fewer per 100,000 live births
Counties

Progress, county
by county.

How Kenya's counties are working to make pregnancy and birth safer — what they are asked to do, how progress is tracked, and the counties in focus.

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County action

What counties are asked to do

The EWENE Policy Brief sets out where county governments can make the biggest difference.

  • Theatre capacity for caesarean sections, blood, laboratory and newborn units in every county referral hospital
  • Recruit, deploy fairly and keep nurses, midwives, doctors and specialists
  • At least one maternal and newborn skills training hub per county
  • Stronger referral coordination and emergency transport
  • Ring-fenced funding for maternal and newborn health, including Facility Improvement Funds
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Accountability

Tracking progress, county by county

During the Rapid Results Initiative (28 May – 28 November 2026), county progress is tracked every week, and every county runs monthly emergency readiness drills.

  • Weekly county progress tracking during the RRI
  • Maternal and perinatal death reviews (MPDSR)
  • Public progress on the EWENE dashboard
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County pages

Find your county

26 high-burden counties get intensified support during the Rapid Results Initiative. Each county page brings together its situation, referral facilities, stories and verified progress.

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