The Beyond Zero initiative received another boost when the Aga Khan University Hospital donated a fully kitted Mobile Clinic which was received by First Lady Margaret Kenyatta at State House, Nairobi.
The First Lady received the clinic only a day after she handed-over the 39th similar unit to Garissa County on Thursday.
Presenting the Donation, the Aga Khan University Hospital Chief Executive Officer Mr. Shawn Bolouki said the institution is proud to be associated with the Beyond Zero initiative in its journey to reduce maternal and child deaths across the country.
The First Lady thanked the University for its donation, made barely a week after the institution released a landmark Kenya Countdown Report: Understanding the Past to Impact the Future in Ending Preventable Maternal, Newborn and Child Deaths.
She said the Beyond Zero initiative is firmly on course with only eight more mobile clinics remaining to be handed over to an equal number of counties.
Others from the Aga Khan University Hospital team included the Director for Public Relations Ms Eunice Mwangi and the Director for Corporate Relations Ms Pauline Ngatia.
Earlier, the First Lady flagged-off the Kenyan edition of the World Lady Bikers Day to be observed tomorrow globally.
The day, marked every May 7, aims to bring together female motorcycle riders and female motorcycle enthusiasts.
While the day’s activities are synchronized globally, each participating country decides what activities to undertake and the specific objectives to pursue.
The Women Bikers Association (WBA) Kenya seeks to primarily promote safe riding and the wearing of proper gear, especially the helmet which is the most important protective gear. The WBA also trains both female and male riders.
Members of the all-female WBA who paid a courtesy call to the First Lady will ride their powerful machines between Java in Kileleshwa and Java (Garden City) before heading to Karura forest for conservation activities.
The WBA, under the Ms Serah Nyambura as the chairperson, brings together about thirty members drawn from across the Kenya although the country has many more female bikers. Members of the WBA are also members of the larger Motor Cycle Kenya group.