Council of Governors Addresses High Maternal and Infant Mortality Rates - November 2025

The Council of Governors has launched an initiative aimed at reducing maternal and infant mortality rates in Kenya. This action follows reports that a staggering number of women, over 5,000, die during childbirth each year, while tens of thousands of babies are stillborn annually. The Council also released a Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance Report. This report urges a review of a policy restricting women from delivering at Level Two health facilities under the Social Health Authority, as governors argue the restriction has caused a decline in facility-based deliveries.