Life-saving information
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action is working with local radio station, Nyota FM, to broadcast life-saving information for mothers in Kenyaβs Bungoma County. The radio programmes which encourage women to make use of maternal health services, advise them on infant nutrition and vaccinate their babies β will help improve the quality of care for premature and low weight babies.
Nyota FM is supported by a dedicated ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action mentor, Patrick Ongunya Mulehi. He helps develop maternal and child health programmes in collaboration with the station.
βLocal radio is hugely popular in Bungoma Country. Our partnership with Nyota FM will help harness the power of radio to provide mothers with life-saving information to protect the health of their childrenβ says Patrick.
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action will support Nyota FM to host community forums that will engage the community in discussions about health, particularly women in βmedia darkβ or remote areas of the country who may not have access to radio.
In addition to this work, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action is designing and producing a multi-media communication βtoolkitβ to support health professionals in their work with expectant mothers. The project also includes the production of health information films to be screened in the waiting rooms of local clinics.
The project is part of Save the Childrenβs Kangaroo Mother Care project, which aims to increase the quality of care for pre-term and low-birth-weight babies in Kenya.
Project information
| Project name | Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) |
| Funder | |
| Dates | 2016-2017 |
| Theme | Health |
| Outputs | Capacity building |
| Broadcast partners | Radio Nyota |
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