Kenya Association for Maternal and Neonatal Health (KAMANEH)

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The Kenya Association for Maternal and Neonatal Health (KAMANEH), registered in 1997, is a local not-for-profit NGO that envisions communities where pregnant women, mothers, infants, children and adolescents survive, thrive, and realize their greatest potential and have access to quality and affordable health care services, including preventive health and information.
Kenya Association for Maternal and Neonatal Health (KAMANEH) believes that every woman, baby, and child has the right to access the high quality, safe, and effective health care they need in order to survive and thrive. We believe in, and are committed to providing accessible, affordable and quality maternal, newborn and child health services at the community level. The organization has also been a strong advocate of sexual and reproductive rights protection and achieved to increase the awareness of sexual and reproductive rights among women and girls through partnership with women groups.

Our vision
KAMANEH’s vision is of an equitable community where all women, children and adolescents have access to safe childbirth, affordable and quality health care and health education services.

Our purpose
We exist to help reduce the number of women dying or injured in childbirth and newborns dying from preventable conditions.

Our mission
Our mission is to work with communities and our partners to:
• identify and develop appropriate and effective ways to reduce maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity in Kenya;
• save and improve the lives of pregnant women, mothers, infants, children and adolescents in urban slums and remote communities in Kenya.
• facilitate communities to access quality skilled maternity care.
• promote sexual and reproductive health and rights;
• support environmental hygiene and sanitation.

What we do
Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal, Child and Adolescent Health –RMNCAH project for the establishment of 21 health facilities in Kenya.
Services provided:
• Providing communities with information on maternal and newborn health so they know the risks to look for and can seek medical help early;
• Provision of quality and affordable maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health services;
• Disseminate information and educational materials on preventive health.
• Fundraising and forging partnerships/memberships with international organizations including sourcing for equipment and supplies donations.

Richard Karori is the Director/CEO of Kenya Association for Maternal and Neonatal Health (KAMANEH).

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