Maternal Child Quality Improvement Program

We are nearing the end of year 2 of our 3-year Maternal Child Quality Improvement Program to enhance the care and improve outcomes for mothers and babies in the Matangwe region. Please help us make this a reality!

The Matangwe Hospital services rural and remote communities as the nearest government health care facility is close to 10 km away. To travel that distance requires the residents to navigate rough and dangerous roads most often by foot, bicycle or motorbike taxi. Specialist consultations are 72 km away and require a full day to travel. It is vital, therefore to improve the services locally.

Maternal and infant mortality rates in the county are among the highest in Kenya and indeed the world, as demonstrated in these charts. Our goal is to reduce mortality rates for mothers and babies by at least 20% over the next 5 years, following the implementation of our project.

Progress toward Our Plan

• Build a new separate state of the art Maternity wing - COMPLETE

• Purchase new and state-of-the-art equipment for the 2 delivery rooms, special care nursery, mothers unit, pediatric unit - IN PROGRESS - 47% complete

• implement the World Health Organization standards for the Maternal Child Care

• Provide access to skilled specialists for all deliveries

• Hire a Nurse Coordinator to lead the development and implementation of best practices, provide ongoing education, and measure change over time - IN PROGRESS

Thank you to our generous sponsors

Thank you to all of our generous donors who have helped move this project forward:

• Benton Street Baptist Church

• Regional Rotary Clubs (7)

• Gay Lea Foundation

• Harrison Cooper Foundation

• Luke Four Foundation

• Private Donors

  Help Us Give these infants a better start in life

For more information or if you have any questions, please contact us at info@caringpartners.ca