Our Work
Save the Children's Health and Nutrition programme is committed to improving access to quality, equitable, and resilient health services for children, adolescents, and their families. Our work focuses on strengthening primary health care, reinforcing health systems, supporting health policy development and review, and advancing evidence-based advocacy to improve health outcomes.
Our programmes include Reproductive, Maternal and Newborn Health, Child Health, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, Immunization, and Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM). Across all our interventions, we integrate climate-resilient health approaches, digital innovation, and gender-responsive programming to strengthen service delivery and ensure no child is left behind.
We work in partnership with the Ministry of Health, county governments, United Nations agencies, and other stakeholders to strengthen resilient health systems and expand access to life-saving health and nutrition services across Kenya.
In 2025. we reached 159,099 children and 109,566 adults reached with health and nutrition services.
Akai (3) eats Ready-to-Use Supplementary Food at an outreach clinic in Kenya. Paul Wu / Save the Children
KEY FACTS
- Under-5 mortality rate is 41 deaths per 1,000 live births, the infant mortality rate is 32 deaths per 1,000 live births, and the neonatal mortality rate is 21 deaths per 1,000 live births. Neonatal deaths account for 66% of infant deaths and 51% of under-5 deaths.
- Only 66% of women had four or more ANC visits for their most recent live birth or stillbirth.
- 80% of children aged 12–23 months are fully vaccinated with the basic antigens but coverage varies across counties Turkana(50%), Mandera(54%), Wajir(57%), Garissa(59%),Marsabit(65%),West Pokot (66%).
- Skilled health provider is lowest in Turkana (53%), Mandera (55%), Wajir (57%), Samburu (57%), and Tana River (59%)