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More than a mother’s effort: Why successful breastfeeding takes a whole health system
As Kenya celebrates gains in exclusive breastfeeding, experts say the next milestone…
Ready on paper, stalled on ground: Why the last mile will make or break maternal vaccine rollout
A vaccine can be prequalified, financed and procured, but still fail to reach a woman in her third…
The Price of Protection: Breaking down the cost of maternal RSV vaccines
For RSV, the science has largely done its part, and the remaining obstacle is…
HPV vaccine explained: How one jab helps prevent cervical cancer
Unlike medicines that treat disease, this vaccine prepares the body's defences before…
Why women still succumb to cervical cancer, yet the vaccine is free
Kenya introduced the HPV vaccine in 2019 for girls aged 10 to…
Peripartum cardiomyopathy: When pregnancy breaks the heart
A little-understood condition is weakening and killing mothers across Africa during and…
From Scars to Strength: How cancer survivors are redefining care through compassion
Cancer survivors are turning their own journeys into a lifeline for others,…
The Safest Places Are the Hottest: How rising heat is reshaping motherhood in Kilifi
As temperatures rise, so do the risks of preeclampsia, preterm birth and stillbirth, while…
Prof Anne-Beatrice Kihara: She repeated a year in med school, delivered 40,000 babies, never stopped asking why mothers die
“I got pregnant when I was in medical school at age 22…
