The Challenge
The number of women giving birth in facilities is steadily increasing around the world, but maternal and newborn health outcomes are still poor. In Kenya, over 6,000 women die annually during childbirth. Only 8% of poor women in Kenya are able to access quality maternal health services, and many don’t have the right information at their fingertips to make informed choices about where to seek care, and when.
Simply expanding health care coverage is not enough. If we focused on improving the quality of maternal care and women’s access to it, we could prevent 1 million newborn deaths and half of all maternal deaths each year.
60%
of deliveries in Kenya occur at health facilities, but care quality is inconsistent.
6K +
women die every year during childbirth across Kenya, alongside 35,000 stillbirths.
30%
of maternal deaths are caused by delays in health seeking behavior.
Our Approach | We partner with government health systems to deliver affordable, tech-enabled solutions that improve the quality of care for mums and babies
Delivered in Public Health Systems
To ensure all mums and babies can access our solutions, we deploy them within public health systems where the majority of mothers across Kenya deliver.
Driven by the Latest Technology
Our solutions are tech-enabled, helping us collect vital health systems data, reach mums faster, and empower nurses with critical EmONC skills remotely.
Scaled through Government Partnerships
We partner with national and county governments to scale our solutions across a network of Kenya’s busiest hospitals and health centers.
Sustained through Government Ownership
We ensure our solutions are fully optimized, scalable, and low-cost to ensure they can be fully transitioned to government ownership.
Our Solutions
Health system managers need affordable, scalable and evidence-based tools that can be integrated within hospitals to improve the quality of care. Jacaranda Health has developed a package of innovative, low-cost solutions that address the drivers of poor maternal and neonatal health (MNH) outcomes in Kenya. Along with our government partners, we are working to answer key questions for health systems managers:
“I lost two pregnancies before I came across PROMPTS. I signed up for the SMS service in a hospital near me. I’ve since learnt through the messages that bleeding during pregnancy is a danger sign - the reason I lost both my previous pregnancies.”