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Ministry of Health launches national strategy to cut maternal deaths by 30% in 24 months
3+ hour, 23+ min ago (206+ words) The Ministry of Health has launched a national strategy aimed at reducing maternal deaths by 30 per cent within the next 24 months across 11 high-burden referral and teaching hospitals in Ghana, describing maternal mortality as a national emergency. Recent data indicates that…...
Intensify advocacy to deal with maternal mental health stigma " Dr Brightson
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (620+ words) The Technical Advisor to the Vice-President on Health, Dr Kennedy T. C. Brightson, has called for incessant advocacy on maternal mental health to create awareness of the condition and make it acceptable to society. He attributed the increased stigma to some socio-cultural…...
Committee begins inquiry into alleged care failure in Kasoa maternal case
1+ week, 1+ day ago (272+ words) The Central Regional Directorate of the Ghana Health Service has launched a formal probe into the death of a pregnant woman at the Kasoa Mother and Child Hospital, following mounting public concern over the circumstances surrounding the case. The woman,…...
Ashanti Region records 778 maternal deaths in 5 years
3+ week, 3+ day ago (661+ words) Effective collaboration and integration among key stakeholders in the health sector is key towards tackling the rising maternal deaths in the Ashanti Region. Between 2021 and 2025, the region recorded a total of 778 maternal deaths. More specifically, in 2021, the region recorded 132 per…...
Stakeholders call for collaboration on adolescent, menstrual hygiene
4+ week, 9+ hour ago (390+ words) Stakeholders at an inter-ministerial meeting aimed at strengthening collaboration on adolescent health, education and menstrual hygiene management have called for coordinated national action to ensure Ghanaian adolescents grow up healthy, educated and responsible. They also stressed the importance of broader…...
Maternal mortality rises in North East Region
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (474+ words) Institutional maternal mortality has increased from 48 per 100, 000 live births in 2024 to 60 per 100, 000 live births in 2025 in the North East Region, representing a rise from 10 to 14 cases. The North East Regional Director of Health Services, Dr Godfred Kwabena Sarpong, who disclosed…...
Increase funding in cervical, breast cancer - African governments urged
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (452+ words) Such funding, they have been advised, should be channelled into prevention, awareness, medical screening for early and timely diagnosis, faster treatment pathways and patient navigation. The First Lady of Kisumu County in Kenya, Dorothy Nyong'o, who made the call, said…...
Greater Accra Health Directorate steps up breast cancer awareness
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (572+ words) The Greater Accra Regional Directorate of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has intensified efforts to promote breast cancer awareness and early detection throughout the year. This is part of sustained measures to reduce the growing burden of non-communicable diseases in…...
GHS 2024 Report shows persistent maternal mortality - Minister urges stronger primary care
5+ mon, 6+ day ago (592+ words) Findings from the 2024 Report by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) indicate that institutional maternal mortality remained high, increasing from 100. 22 per 100, 000 live births in 2023 to 101. 68 in 2024, indicating stalled progress in reducing maternal deaths. The report stated that skilled delivery coverage declined…...
Specialist care critical to prevent fistula, maternal deaths " Discussants
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (538+ words) Speakers at this year's Maltiti Care International Maternal Health Summit have said that limited access to specialist maternal care, especially in rural and underserved communities, continues to fuel preventable fistula cases and maternal deaths." They explained that although progress had…...