Millennium Development Goals - Kenya: Sustaining the Gains for Maternal and Child Health

As the 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) deadline approaches, Kenya will not be able to meet all the MDGs targets. Despite good progress, evidence shows that MDGs 4 and 5 (reduce child mortality and improve maternal health) are among the MDGs off track, not only in Kenya but also in other developing countries. Poverty, unequal development and lack of equitable access to health services are some of the factors that affect the ability to achieve the MDGs 4 and 5. Although the targets seem elusive given the deadline, every effort should be made to get resources to maintain the MDGs momentum and sustain the gains made by making health services more accessible, affordable and acceptable. Use of innovative technology such as m-Health and e-Health in government owned health facilities can increase women's access to information as well as health services.