AÑO
2015
CATEGORÍA
Cuerpo
OBJETIVOS
Salud y bienestar
PAL. CLAVE
maternal health, education, opportunities
PAÍS
Kenya
CRÉDITOS
Asilia Africa
LINK
http://asiliaafrica.org/
Swahiba
Reduce Adolescent maternal mortality and morbidity
• Offer Psychosocial support for adolescent mothers/parents
• Equip beneficiary population with skills and knowledge to address Maternal Health challenges they face
• Build capacity of adolescent mothers/parents to facilitate access to maternal health services
• Build capacity of care givers, health workers and medical students to facilitate access to maternal health services
• Advocate for favorable policies and services to support increased access to Maternal Health services for the beneficiary population.
• Strengthen partnerships for Adolescent Maternal health programming
All this contributing to:
• Increased uptake of family planning services: Use of modern contraceptives was at 39%; Contraceptive Prevalence Rate is lowest amongst 15-19 year olds.
• Increased uptake of Ante Natal and Post Natal Care services. According to KDHS 08, 53.8% of mothers below 20 years of age had no PNC & 51.7% between the ages of 20-34. While the percenta