Nancy Agutu, The Star reporter, on Wednesday scooped an award at the just concluded Africa Media Network on Health Journalism Awards(AMNH).
The journalist won the maternal health award in the online category followed by two Ugandan contestants.
“I am happy and grateful for this wonderful opportunity accorded to me in the health sector, this shows how much digital footprint has had an impact on the world of journalism,” she stated.
There were 161 entries, with 44 entries from TV, 29 (radio), 50 (print) and 38 from online platforms.
AMNH is a network of journalists and editors from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Malawi who report on health strengthening at the respective countries.
Ms Agutu did a health piece on “The agony of stillbirth and how to prevent it”
The story is about two women Mia and Mercy who lost their babies before birth.
UNICEF statistics indicate about 23 out of 1,000 children die daily during birth in Kenya, making the country the third highest after South Sudan (37.9) and Burundi (24.2).
80 per cent of the deaths are attributed to premature birth, labour complications or infections such as pneumonia and sepsis.
