Ghana’s current maternal mortality is 300 deaths per 100,000 births, Mahama targets 0 deaths

President John Dramani Mahama demanded that avoidable maternal deaths stop.
According to him, no mother should pass away during childbirth.
The President made this statement at the Presidency in Accra when the Ghana 2025 Voluntary National Review (VNR) report on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was unveiled.
After the Voluntary National Reviews in 2019 and 2022, this is Ghana’s third one.
The National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) oversaw the report in coordination with the Ghana Statistical Service, the Ministry of Finance, and the National Africa Peer Review Mechanism.
“In some rural areas and other communities, it is even higher. This is a silent emergency, and we must improve antenatal care,” the President said.
“We must expand the number of CHIPS compounds (Community-based Health Planning and Services facility), increase the number of skilled birth attendants, and make maternal health services affordable and accessible.
He said Ghana’s maternal mortality rate was 300 approximately per 100,000 live births, however, in some parts of the northern sector it was almost 400.
“And we need to disaggregate and see how we can reduce the numbers in the areas where we’re not making much progress,” he said.
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