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Medical smart card extended to maternal care

Children in a nursery at a maternity hospital. Families can save for childbirth through an M-pesa scheme. Photo/FILE

Kenyans can now save towards the cost of childbirth at the country’s largest maternity hospital, thanks to a medical smart card system.

The prepaid card offered by Nairobi’s Pumwani Maternity Hospital enables holders to upload small amounts of money through the M-PESA cellphone money transfer facility.

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