{"id":314557,"date":"2024-02-10T20:37:38","date_gmt":"2024-02-10T20:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/?p=314557"},"modified":"2024-02-10T20:38:46","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T20:38:46","slug":"maternal-newborn-ghana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/news\/health\/maternal-newborn-ghana\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Region accelerates action to improve maternal and newborn survival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The Central Regional Directorate of the Ghana Health Service (GHS<\/a>), has launched a strategic move towards an Accelerated Action to Improve Maternal and Newborn Survival (AAIMNS) health outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The AAIMNS project seeks to advance in full range, maternal and newborn health service indicators in reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health, and Nutrition (ReMNCAHN) services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To make it more viable and relevant, it had been translated in the local languages for clients to easily understand and also<\/a> communicate with health personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr Marion Okoh-Owusu, the Regional Health Director, explained that the move, under the Fanti Language tag line for AAIMNS dubbed: \u201cAhokeka anamontu soronko a yedze regye abaatan nye mboframa nkwa,\u201d would facilitate the process of attaining zero maternal deaths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Addressing the Regional ReMNCAHN Services Review, Dr Okoh-Owusu said the intervention would increase skilled attendants at birth and reduce maternal mortality ratio, anaemia in pregnancy at 36 weeks and neonatal mortality rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The meeting held both in-person and virtually, was graced by an array of health personal, traditional, and religious leaders and a host of others who joined the various open discussions virtually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To achieve its objective, she said AAIMNS would build the capacity of staff to deliver targeted health information and skilled services to pregnant women and newborns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The mission sought to engage traditional birth attendants, community leaders, prayer camps through media sensitization, and resources mobilization with empowered staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the same way, there would be group antenatal care with a minimum of three home visits during pregnancy, improved pregnancy schools and organise midwives\u2019 meetings at the District and Regional levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n