Speech By H.E. Margaret Kenyatta The First Lady of The Republic of Kenya During The Official Opening of The Global Financing Facility (Gff) in Support of Every Woman and Every Child Workshop at Mount Kenya Safari Club, Nanyuki, Laikipia County on 16th November, 2015.
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Speech By H.E. Margaret Kenyatta The First Lady of The Republic of Kenya During The Official Opening of The Global Financing Facility (Gff) in Support of Every Woman and Every Child Workshop at Mount Kenya Safari Club, Nanyuki, Laikipia County on 16th November, 2015.
Speech By H.E. Margaret Kenyatta The First Lady of The Republic of Kenya During The Official Opening of The Global Financing Facility (Gff) in Support of Every Woman and Every Child Workshop at Mount Kenya Safari Club, Nanyuki, Laikipia County on 16th November, 2015.
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Speech By H.E. Margaret Kenyatta The First Lady of The Republic of Kenya During The Official Opening of The Global Financing Facility (Gff) in Support of Every Woman and Every Child Workshop at Mount Kenya Safari Club, Nanyuki, Laikipia County on 16th November, 2015.
Speech By H.E. Margaret Kenyatta The First Lady of The Republic of Kenya During The Official Opening of The Global Financing Facility (Gff) in Support of Every Woman and Every Child Workshop at Mount Kenya Safari Club, Nanyuki, Laikipia County on 16th November, 2015.
LADY OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA DURING THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE GLOBAL FINANCING FACILITY (GFF) IN SUPPORT OF EVERY WOMAN AND EVERY CHILD WORKSHOP AT MOUNT KENYA SAFARI CLUB, LAIKIPIA COUNTY ON 16TH NOVEMBER, 2015.
Distinguished guests; Ladies and gentlemen,
I welcome you all to Kenya, a land of great beauty,
cultural diversity and extremely warm people.
I am greatly appreciative that Kenya is one of the Global
Financing Facility (GFF) front runner countries. We are also hosting this important event for a cause which is close to my heart; the health of mothers and children. This resonates well with the Beyond Zero campaign of which I am the patron.
GFF comes at an opportune time for Kenya when we are
accelerating our efforts to improve maternal and child health outcomes and addressing the special needs of young adults to make them healthy and productive. These measures will enable Kenya to reap the full benefits of its demographic diversity and divide.
Maternal deaths anywhere in the world are unacceptable
as they are largely preventable. Childbirth is supposed to be the most joyous moment to a family and not a period of loss, mourning and pain as is the case for some families in Kenyaand other parts of the developing world.
Globally, there has been collective effort to stop maternal,
new born and child deaths. But much more still need to be done.
As we bid goodbye to the Millennium Development
Goals (MDGs) and transit to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it is worth highlighting the gains made so far in maternal health.
Since 1990 maternal mortality has fallen by almost 50 per
cent, with Eastern Asia, Northern Africa and Southern Asia attaining declines of almost two-thirds.
However, the proportion of mothers who do not survive
childbirth in developing countries is still 14 times higher than in the developed world.
In addition, though more women are receiving antenatal
care, only half in developing countries receive the recommended package of essential health services.
Ladies and gentlemen,
Given that most developing countries had not attained the goals of the MDGs, the new targets under the SDGs may appear unreachable. However, with political goodwill, partnerships and effective financing mechanisms, we can give all women and children equal opportunity to give birth safely and improve the survival of newborns.
At this years UN General Assembly, high level political
commitment was demonstrated by Heads of State and Governments during the Secretary Generals launch of the Global strategy for womens, childrens and adolescents health. The African Union (AU) has also made great strides to check maternal deaths.
In Kenya, the Government with other partners is
committed to ensuring that no woman should die while giving life and that all Kenyan children will survive their childhood.
Towards this end, the government introduced a policy to
offer free maternal health care at public facilities and eliminated all user fee for primary healthcare services.
To complement these efforts, I launched The Beyond
Zero campaign which creates a platform for collective action by public, the private sector, partners and philanthropists committed to reducing preventable maternal and child deaths.
Only last week, I visited Mandera County which has one
of the highest numbers of maternal deaths in Kenya and probably among the most unsafe places for a woman to give birth. I handed over the 33rd mobile clinic fully equipped to meet the needs of a widely sparse population.
I am happy that the delegation to Mandera included a host
of UN agencies, the World Bank and Ambassadors from the European Union, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Most of these International agencies have on-going development programs in Mandera.
It was great to see the strong momentum built by the
County Government of Mandera in conjunction with UN Partners, the World Bank and the private sector. I am keen to see similar action in the 15 counties in Kenya with the highest burden of maternal and child mortality that signed the joint communiqu committing to collective action at a meeting I chaired in August 27, 2014.
Ladies and gentlemen,
I am pleased to note that Kenya is evolving its Reproductive Maternal Newborn Child and Adolescent Health Investment Framework through an extensive consultative process involving key stakeholders, especially county governments, civil society, private sector and development partners.
I look forward to the outcome of this learning event that
provides a platform for sharing country experiences and exchange of best practices. I am also confident that collectively we can make a difference for our women and children.
Ladies and gentlemen,
Healthy women and children enable healthy economies, political stability and shared prosperity. Investing in women and children is a smart foundation for sustainable development.
Finally, I wish you successful deliberations, a memorable
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