In Kenya, maternal shelters are part of a broad package of care designed to reduce child mortality

GARISSA, Kenya, 14 June 2012 – The moment the labour pains set in for Shagaa Issack, the caretaker shifted her full attention to the mother. The caretaker, at the maternal shelter in Kenya’s North Eastern Province, helped Ms. Issack slowly make her way to the Garissa Provincial General Hospital, just 300 metres away.

© Unicef - jeudi 14 juin 2012