Design and implementation of a smart card based healthcare information system to improve maternal reproductive health in Kenya
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Globally, maternal mortality remains a big public health problem. Kenya is one of the African countries with high maternal mortality with current estimates being as high as 488 deaths per 100,000 live births 1 .Although the Kenya government is making efforts to reverse maternal mortality trends, challenges related to a supportive legal environment, access to services and general rights awareness among women still hinder realization of improved health for Kenyan women.
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