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In Kenya, you can | In Kenya, you can purchase condoms and birth control pills at pharmacies without a prescription.<ref>[http://ocsotc.org/wp-content/uploads/worldmap/worldmap.html Global Oral Contraception Availability]</ref> <ref>[http://freethepill.org/where-on-earth/ Free the Pill: Where on Earth?]</ref> However, for other forms of birth control, such as implants, injectables, and IUDs, you may need to directly visit a hospital or clinic to obtain them. | ||
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In Kenya, the laws permit a 3-month maternity leave with full payment. For men, a 2-week paternity leave is permitted. Women cannot be released from work by employers due to their maternity status.<ref>[http://www.mywage.org/kenya/home/labour-laws/maternity-work/maternity-paternity-leave Maternity Leave: Kenya]</ref> | In Kenya, the laws permit a 3-month maternity leave with full payment. For men, a 2-week paternity leave is permitted. Women cannot be released from work by employers due to their maternity status.<ref>[http://www.mywage.org/kenya/home/labour-laws/maternity-work/maternity-paternity-leave Maternity Leave: Kenya]</ref> | ||
The maternal mortality rate (MMR) is 510 deaths per 100,000 live births, according to 2015 data. This MMR is ranked 19th in the world, meaning that there is a significant MMR problem in Kenya. <ref name=“cia_mmr”>[https://www.cia.gov/LIBRARY/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/353rank.html#IC CIA World Factbook - Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR)]</ref> | |||
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* East Africa Women's League (EAWL): P.O.Box: 40308, Nairobi, Kenya | * East Africa Women's League (EAWL): P.O.Box: 40308, Nairobi, Kenya | ||
* Education Centre for Women in Democracy: P.O. Box 62714 , Nairobi, Kenya, Tel: +254 2 562 304 or +254 2 570 386, Fax: +254 2 561 316, E-mail: ecwd@arcc.or.ke | * Education Centre for Women in Democracy: P.O. Box 62714 , Nairobi, Kenya, Tel: +254 2 562 304 or +254 2 570 386, Fax: +254 2 561 316, E-mail: ecwd@arcc.or.ke | ||
*Love Matters Kenya: https://lovemattersafrica.com/ | |||
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