Yesterday, we continued our monthly training support for healthcare workers in Nakuru County with a training on eclampsia, a dangerous high blood pressure disorder. Eclampsia is when patients with preeclampsia develop seizures and/or coma during pregnancy. This life threatening disorder affects 2-8% of pregnancies locally and is the second leading cause of maternal mortality in Nakuru County. Our partners at The Nathan Hall Williams Center provided an opportunity for healthcare workers from Bondeni Maternity, Lanet Health Centre, Mirugi Kariuki Health Centre, and Langa Langa Sub-County Hospital to gain mastery and practice hands-on skills for managing patients who present with this condition at their facilities. These training drills are critical to supporting healthcare workers in their endeavor to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality in Nakuru County and countrywide.

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