Women who deliver in the hospital will receive an assortment of gifts, the Busia administration has said. The county hopes the scheme will encourage more women to give birth in health facilities for better maternal outcomes. “We have already budgeted for this programme that will see mothers who deliver in public health institutions receive an assortment of goods to start life with,” Ojaamong said. Data from the five-year County Integrated Development Plan for 2018-22 shows that Busia needs to do more in encouraging mothers to deliver in hospital. According to the available statistics, only 12 per cent of pregnant women in Busia give birth in health facilities.

Source: The Star July 28, 2020 11:03 UTC