Sabina Wanjiru Chege

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. This afternoon I was ready with one statement and there are several questions that have been answered. The questions are directly sent to Members. During this COVID-19 time, my secretariat has had issues inviting Members and they are not able to either join virtually or come to the meeting. When others are contacted, they are far away in the villages where they claim there is no network. I have just gone through the Questions that we are ready because other Members might arise. The ones that are ready are for Hon. David ole Sankok, who had ... view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: (Murang’a (CWR), JP): Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I would like to give a Statement from the Departmental Committee on Health regarding home births and routine immunisation for children during Covid-19 pandemic period. view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: (Murang’a (CWR), JP): It will take a maximum of three minutes. I will summarise it. view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: (Murang’a (CWR), JP): The Clerk shared it with Hon. Wamaua. I will also take it as my personal responsibility to reach out to her. view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: (Murang’a (CWR), JP): Okay. The Statement was sought by Hon. Mary Njoroge Wamaua, the Member for Maragwa Constituency. The first issue was on the status of hospital visits, vaccination of children and births by expectant mothers as compared to the same period last year and the comparative status of skilled delivery which was given by the Ministry. view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: There was no decline in skilled deliveries in 2020 compared to 2019 for each corresponding month, including the months since Covid-19 started, that is from March 2020. Her other concern was the impact on immunisation performance from January to June 2019 and 2020. There is a marginal reduction of absolute number of children who reached for immunisation services to a monthly average of 107,300 last year to an average of 98,000 children, after the onset of Covid- 19 pandemic. Overall, 606,000 children were vaccinated between January and June 2020 compared to 643,000 children who were vaccinated during the same period ... view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: The other issue was what measures has the relevant Ministry taken to support expectant mothers who opt to give birth at home, including access to medical assistant or referral services after births. The Ministry has put measures in place to encourage and ensure continued access to skill deliveries in health centres. The Ministry of Health strongly discourages home deliveries for many reasons. One of them is that Kenya does not have a human resource and productive commodity support system in place to manage home deliveries or handle emergencies that can routinely arise from any birth occurrence, including what may begin ... view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Two, home deliveries pose a particular high risk of Covid-19 infection and transmission as the home environment is not designed or suited for the necessary full infection prevention The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: protocols or infectious birth waste handling. These are only possible within a health facility setting. Three, home deliveries pose grave risk both to the mother and newborn, including death from complication that cannot be attended to in a timely manner and by persons with correct skills. Evidence has shown that skilled delivery which is synonymous with health facility delivery in Kenya is a proven intervention of preventing mother and newborn deaths. The Ministry has reached out to all players to facilitate pregnant mothers to access skilled delivery in health facilities. It is continually innovating to use progressive platforms to ensure ... view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: The Ministry has also executed its constitutional mandate and developed guidelines. It is continually building capacity across the country to ensure maternal health services are prioritised as essential services that must continue to be provided safely both to the mother and healthcare workers. Mothers are particularly encouraged to enroll for Linda Mama Universal Insurance Programme, once they establish that they are pregnant. This is a Programme that guarantees free access to skilled care when they are pregnant and after birth throughout the country. This also goes to the teenage mothers who are on increase at this time of Covid-19 pandemic. view