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Innovaci\u00f3n en salud materna en Kenia<\/strong> es fundamental para reducir la 5.000 muertes maternas<\/strong> que se producen anualmente debido a complicaciones relacionadas con el embarazo y el parto. Para hacer frente a esta crisis, nuestro socio Fundaci\u00f3n M\u00e9dica y Educativa de Kisumu (KMET)<\/a> lanz\u00f3 el Centro de Innovaciones en Salud Materna<\/strong>-una empresa social dedicada a mejorar la atenci\u00f3n materna<\/strong> a trav\u00e9s de tecnolog\u00edas que salvan vidas y soluciones comunitarias<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n

En 2016, la KMET puso en marcha el Centro de Innovaciones en Salud Materna<\/strong>una empresa social que aborda las causas sist\u00e9micas de la elevada mortalidad materna, entre ellas grave escasez de suministros sanitarios<\/strong> y un falta de profesionales sanitarios cualificados<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n

El Centro produce, almacena y distribuye<\/strong> productos m\u00e9dicos esenciales para los programas de KMET y para su venta a centros m\u00e9dicos, organismos gubernamentales y socios internacionales. Tambi\u00e9n ha perfeccionado un tecnolog\u00eda de bajo coste que salva vidas<\/strong>-el taponamiento uterino con bal\u00f3n (UBT)<\/a>-que es muy eficaz para detener hemorragia posparto<\/strong>una de las principales causas de una de cada tres muertes maternas<\/strong> en el pa\u00eds.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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\"El Centro es una empresa social de alto impacto basada en pruebas y arraigada en soluciones locales para mejorar la salud de la mujer. Como organizaci\u00f3n local, nuestros mercados y p\u00fablicos objetivo nos conocen y conf\u00edan en nosotros, lo que ayuda enormemente a impulsar nuestras causas.\"\r\n- John Okere, Director General Adjunto de KMET<\/em><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

En 2023, la KMET particip\u00f3 en Laboratorio de Innovaci\u00f3n y Empresa Social de F\u00f2s Feminista<\/a> para ampliar su impacto. El Laboratorio proporcion\u00f3 apoyo de marketing y ventas<\/strong> para ayudar a lanzar un nuevo plataforma de comercio electr\u00f3nico<\/strong>ampliando el alcance del Centro a mercados m\u00e1s amplios. El Centro prev\u00e9 que este el nuevo canal de ventas cuadruplicar\u00e1 los ingresos<\/strong>aumentando significativamente el acceso a estas innovaciones en materia de salud materna. Hasta ahora, el Centro ha distribuido 30.000 kits UBT<\/strong> a 8 pa\u00edses<\/strong> y 31 condados de Kenia<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n

Por comercializaci\u00f3n de kits UBT<\/strong> y otros suministros, incluidos compresas menstruales reutilizables<\/strong> y productos de nutrici\u00f3n<\/strong>-el Centro estima que ha ha salvado m\u00e1s de 2.400 vidas<\/strong>. Los beneficios generados se reinvierten en su misi\u00f3n, incluso a trav\u00e9s de la \"Hermandad por el cambio\"<\/strong> que emplea a mujeres y ni\u00f1as en situaciones vulnerables<\/strong> para montar kits UBT, creando un ciclo de capacitaci\u00f3n econ\u00f3mica<\/strong> vinculada a los cuidados maternos.<\/p>","":null,"anchor_id":""}}]},"yoast_head":"\nMaternal Health Innovation in Kenya - F\u00f2s Feminista<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"KMET is driving maternal health innovation in Kenya, tackling maternal mortality with lifesaving technologies and local solutions.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/fosfeminista.org\/es\/news-and-stories\/maternal-health-innovation-in-kenya\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Maternal Health Innovation in Kenya - F\u00f2s Feminista\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"KMET is driving maternal health innovation in Kenya, tackling maternal mortality with lifesaving technologies and local solutions.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/fosfeminista.org\/es\/news-and-stories\/maternal-health-innovation-in-kenya\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"F\u00f2s Feminista\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-30T04:11:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/fosfeminista.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-24-at-18.53.03.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1066\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fosfeminista.org\\\/news-and-stories\\\/maternal-health-innovation-in-kenya\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fosfeminista.org\\\/news-and-stories\\\/maternal-health-innovation-in-kenya\\\/\",\"name\":\"Maternal Health Innovation in Kenya - F\u00f2s Feminista\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fosfeminista.org\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fosfeminista.org\\\/news-and-stories\\\/maternal-health-innovation-in-kenya\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fosfeminista.org\\\/news-and-stories\\\/maternal-health-innovation-in-kenya\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fosfeminista.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-24-at-18.53.03.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-25T03:05:13+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-30T04:11:33+00:00\",\"description\":\"KMET is driving maternal health innovation in Kenya, tackling maternal mortality with lifesaving technologies and local solutions.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fosfeminista.org\\\/news-and-stories\\\/maternal-health-innovation-in-kenya\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/fosfeminista.org\\\/news-and-stories\\\/maternal-health-innovation-in-kenya\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fosfeminista.org\\\/news-and-stories\\\/maternal-health-innovation-in-kenya\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fosfeminista.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-24-at-18.53.03.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fosfeminista.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-24-at-18.53.03.jpeg\",\"width\":1600,\"height\":1066,\"caption\":\"Assembly of UBT kits by participants of KMET\u2019s \u201cSisterhood for Change\u201d program, which offers reproductive health, vocational, and life-skills training to women and girls. 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