Investing in the health of Africa's mothers / Mary Kimani.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Kimani, Mary, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic and Social Development.

Local Subjects:

Economic and Social Development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (4 pages)

Contained In:

Africa Renewal Vol. 21, no. 4, p. 8-11 21:4<8 2517-9829

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : United Nations, 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Pumwani Maternity Hospital, in Nairobi, Kenya, is the largest maternal health centre in East and Central Africa. Located close to Mathare and Korogocho, two of Nairobi's biggest slums, the hospital helps some 27,000 women give birth each year. Most are poor and young, between the ages of 14 and 18.

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