Publisher: Center for Reproductive Rights and Federation of Women Lawyers—Kenya
Publication Date: July 26, 2007
Copyright: 2007
Publisher Website: http://www.reproductiverights.org
Language: en
Category: Sustainable Development, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Women and Gender, Healthcare and Medical Services, Health Policy, Human Rights, Health and Medicine
The Kenyan government has taken many positive steps to advance women’s reproductive health and rights. However, much work remains to be done. For decades, women seeking reproductive health services in Kenya have been suffering serious human rights violations, including physical and verbal abuse and detention in health facilities for inability to pay. Shortages of funding, medical staff, and equipment plague the health care system, particularly the public sector, dramatically interfering with the ability of health care staff to provide adequate care. These systemic problems have persisted, in part, because of a dismal lack of accountability within the health care system, which in turn stems from a lack of basic awareness about patients’ rights and the absence of transparent and effective oversight mechanisms.
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