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..
Cervix of Uterus. The cervix of the uterus is the tapered inferior region of the uterus. Its name, cervix, comes from the Latin word meaning âneckâ due to its role as the narrow connection between the larger body of the uterus above the vagina below. The cervix plays vital roles in the control of movement into and out of the uterus, protection of the fetus during pregnancy, and the delivery of the fetus during childbirth.