Presidential Launch Feb 2026: EWENE — "Every Woman. Every Newborn. Everywhere."6-Month RRI underway across 26 high-burden counties — Feb to July 2026900 health workers to be trained in EmONC across 26 countiesEmergency Hotline: 0800-722-023— Free, 24/7 nationwideKES 1.03 Billion invested — 44% directed to health workforce capacityTarget: 15% reduction in facility maternal deaths, neonatal deaths & fresh stillbirths1.5 million doses of heat-stable carbetocin procured for countiesPresidential Launch Feb 2026: EWENE — "Every Woman. Every Newborn. Everywhere."6-Month RRI underway across 26 high-burden counties — Feb to July 2026900 health workers to be trained in EmONC across 26 countiesEmergency Hotline: 0800-722-023— Free, 24/7 nationwideKES 1.03 Billion invested — 44% directed to health workforce capacityTarget: 15% reduction in facility maternal deaths, neonatal deaths & fresh stillbirths1.5 million doses of heat-stable carbetocin procured for counties
6-Month Rapid Results Initiative
The Rapid Results Initiative. Across 26 High Burden Counties.
The most urgent, focused, and accountable maternal and newborn health intervention Kenya has ever launched ,anchored within the Kenya EWENE Acceleration Plan 2026–2028. Implementation: May – October 2026.
Launched May 2026
The 6-month sprint is on. Every life counts.
Launched May 2026. Twenty-six counties. One mission. Target: a 15% reduction in facility maternal deaths, neonatal deaths, and fresh stillbirths by July 2026.
KES 1.03B
Total RRI investment
15%
Target reduction in facility deaths
26
High-burden priority counties
6 months
Intensive implementation period
01
Health Workforce & Service Delivery
44% · KES 513.6 Million
900 health workers trained in EmONC across 26 counties
500 trained in comprehensive newborn care
260 skills corners set up (10 per county) with monthly drills
MPDSR/QI teams established in all maternity facilities
02
Data, M&E, Accountability & Learning
9% · KES 102 Million
Live MNH RRI dashboard at OP, CS, PS, DG levels
MPDSR tools digitised with Action Tracker
Digitised maternity file launched by May 2026
eCHIS upgraded to report pregnancies and deaths
03
Governance, Financing & Advocacy
15% · KES 176.1 Million
KES 5B committed to SHA premiums for indigent mothers
Ring-fenced MNH budget lines in county AWPs
Fortnightly national–county coordination meetings
Community dialogues and maternity open days nationwide
Measurable reductions in 6 months — facility-level targets
The RRI targets a 15% reduction in facility maternal deaths, neonatal deaths, and fresh stillbirths across 26 high-burden counties. Skilled birth attendance is targeted to rise from 70% to 90%, and 4th ANC coverage from 52% to 70% — within the 6-month period.
83/100k
Target facility MMR (from 98)
8/1,000
Target facility NMR (from 9.4)
13/1,000
Target stillbirth rate (from 16.44)
90%
Target SBA coverage (from 70%)
26 Priority Counties
Where We Are Working
These counties account for 60% of Kenya's maternal and newborn deaths , we are focused impact, maximum lives saved.