In rural areas, services are provided by health centres and dispensing clinics, though these often lack facilities and trained staff. With many health professionals leaving Kenya to find posts abroad, there is a severe shortage of medical workers across the country. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Kenya has just one doctor and only 12 nurses/midwives for every 10,000 people.
The lower part is called the lower uterine segment or the isthmus. Then comes the cervix, which is actually a canal. The opening from the cervix into the uterus is called the internal os and the opening into the vagina is the external os..
There are two main portions of the cervix: 1  The part of the cervix that can be seen from inside the vagina during a gynecologic examination is known as the ectocervix. An opening in the center of the ectocervix, known as the external os, opens to allow passage between the uterus and vagina.