26 March 2026 – Today, PS Health, Mary Muthoni, hosted a delegation from the Gates Foundation and the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), led by Zeina Sifri, Senior Program Officer at the Gates Foundation, and Shalmali Radha Karnad, Director of Maternal Child Health and Nutrition at CIFF, to discuss Kenya’s transition from Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation to Multiple Micronutrient Supplements (MMS) for pregnant women.
Their discussions focused on supporting the national scale-up of MMS through technical assistance, financing, community engagement, and workforce capacity building, ensuring that expectant mothers across the country receive the nutrition they need for healthier pregnancies and stronger families. The meeting was facilitated by the Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Consortium (HMHB).