{"id":394,"date":"2020-05-29T10:38:20","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T14:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amrefcanada.org\/?p=394"},"modified":"2021-04-06T12:40:10","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T16:40:10","slug":"partnering-for-better-health-for-women-and-children-in-kenya-observations-from-the-second-annual-reproductive-maternal-newborn-child-health-and-nutrition-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amrefcanada.org\/blog\/partnering-for-better-health-for-women-and-children-in-kenya-observations-from-the-second-annual-reproductive-maternal-newborn-child-health-and-nutrition-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Partnering for better health for women and children in Kenya"},"content":{"rendered":"

John Kutna, Amref Health Africa in Kenya<\/strong><\/p>\n

For over 15 years now, I have been privileged to work with various agencies in the provision of technical and leadership support for humanitarian programs in Kenya. I am currently working for Amref Health Africa in Kenya directly supporting reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (RMNCAH) and nutrition projects, including the\u00a0Canada-Africa Initiative to Address Maternal, Newborn and Child Health<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(CAIA-MNCM) project funded by the Government of Canada through Global Affairs Canada.<\/p>\n

Kenya hosted the second Annual Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child Health and Nutrition (RMNCHN) conference in Nairobi in February to share lessons learned from projects supported by the Government of Canada under the Partnership for Strengthening Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PS-MNCH). Over this period, we have all experienced challenges and successes, co-created social and technological innovations and knowledge products geared towards contributing to the knowledge pool on RMNCHN locally, nationally and internationally. The conference was therefore an ideal opportunity to share evidence-based approaches amongst partners and disseminate to wider audiences who can adapt and improve upon these approaches and escalate the push for universal health coverage, sexual and reproductive health and rights and positive nutrition outcomes, including food and nutrition security, across the country.<\/p>\n

In this journey, the Amref Health Africa CAIA-MNCM project witnessed positive outcomes in maternal and child health and nutrition in Siaya County, most notably:<\/p>\n