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A New Maternal and Child Healthcare Program Kicks Off in Kilifi County, Kenya
The Mother to Mother SHIONOGI Project Enters Its Second Phase with the Aim of Improving Health AccessOsaka, Japan, April 1, 2020 - Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Osaka, Japan; President & CEO:
Isao Teshirogi, Ph.D.; hereinafter, “Shionogi” or the “Company”) announces the kick off a new support
program in Kilifi County, Kenya, the second phase of its Mother to Mother SHIONOGI Project aimed
at supporting African maternal and child health.
With 78 per 1,000 children dying under the age of five and the maternal mortality rate reaching 533 1
per 100,000 live births, a great disparity still remains between the state of maternal and child health in
Sub-Saharan Africa, including Kenya, and the goals stated in the SDGs (which are less than 25 and 70,respectively) 2.With help from World Vision, an international NGO, Shionogi has been putting effort
into improving maternal and child health in Kenya from 2015 by implementing its Mother to Mother
SHIONOGI Project funded by donations from Shionogi and Shionogi Group employees with the aim ofsupporting maternal and child health 3.The first phase of the Mother to Mother SHIONOGI Project
implemented from October 2015 to September 2020 in Narok County, Kenya, has been stably increasing
the county’s hospital visit and number of hospital deliveries 4, which had been issues, through such
efforts as building hospitals and promoting healthcare education among the local residents, producing
positive results contributing toward the project’s goal of realizing a community able to perform maternaland child healthcare activities independently and sustainably.
Kilifi County, the next region to support, has frequent droughts and one of Kenya’s highest poverty rates.
Issues faced by the county include a high maternal mortality rate and high HIV and malaria infection
rates caused by its lack of health facilities and staff and limited access to safe and clean water. Effectively
using our experience of implementing the project’s first phase, the second phase will integrate thestrategies developed in the first phase for maintaining health facilities, educating residents, andreinforcing health staff skills into a comprehensive community healthcare system by collaborating withhigher level hospitals supervising regional hospitals.
Shionogi has established a Shionogi Global Health Access Policy, and is promoting the improvement ofhealth access as a key issue to be addressed. Through this business, the Company will promote initiatives
to improve medical access and contribute to the achievement of the SDGs.

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Outline of the new support project
Cooperating organization: World Vision (International Cooperation NGO)
Regions to support: Bamba and Jaribuni, Ganze Sub County, Kilifi County, Kenya
Republic of Kenya

Regions to support

Narok County（Phase1）
Kilifi County（Phase2）

Donation amount: ¥60 million/year
Period: April 2020 to March 2023
Support to be offered:
Maintenance of three hospitals, mobile clinic services, health staff education, maintenance of thehygienic environment of water supply systems, resident education programs, local health staff
training and reinforcement of regional health systems, and collaboration with local departments ofhealth
About World Vision
A Christian international cooperation NGO devoted to helping children living in difficult situations
caused by poverty, wars, and natural disasters; it is officially recognized by and registered with theUnited Nations Economic and Social Council, and helps children in about 100 countries(https://www.worldvision.jp/).

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but are not limited to, inability to build production capacity to meet demand, unavailability of raw
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For Further Information, Contact:
Corporate Communications Department
Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
Telephone: +81-6-6209-7885
References
1. https://www.unicef.org/media/63016/file/SOWC-2019.pdf
2. http://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/000562264.pdf
3. Press Release on October 15, 2015
Shionogi’s Mother to Mother SHIONOGI Project Kicks Off in Kenya, Africa
4. http://www.shionogi.co.jp/company/csr/act/mtom_report/report_2018_all.html

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