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Experts blame policy failures as Kenya's maternal deaths rise

Global maternal healthcare researcher Dr Davis Okombo speaks during an interview on Spice FM.

Nearly 5,000 women die in Kenya every year from pregnancy and childbirth complications, as experts warn that poor women are being locked out of life-saving care under the country’s social health system.

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