Outpatient visits, screening and diagnostic services, and child immunisation were particularly negatively affected.
- Director of the Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (OB/GYN), Aga Khan University
The new Delta variant presents a considerable threat due to its significantly increased transmissibility rather than severity.
Most Kenyans are able to access basic care but face the barrier of potentially catastrophic fees.
A Lancet series shows that C-sections are performed for non-medical reasons in private health while poor women who need the surgery don’t have access.
Many countries still don’t openly and comprehensively address sexual and reproductive health.
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