Government steps up maternal health drive, emergency care training in Northern Region
Dr. Grace Ayensu-Danquah, the Deputy Minister of Health, intensified government efforts to reduce maternal deaths and strengthen emergency healthcare delivery in the Northern Region this week. These actions were undertaken through community engagement and specialised health workforce training, as part of the government's Maternal Mortality Action and Response Programme (MMARP). She visited Adibo and Gbungbaliga in the Yendi Municipality, where she engaged traditional authorities, inspected health facilities, and interacted with residents on challenges affecting maternal healthcare.
Dr. Ayensu-Danquah paid a courtesy call on the Paramount Chief of the Gbungbaliga Traditional Area, Naa Bapri Gbungbal-Naa Abdallah Abudu Sulemana, and visited the Adibo Health Centre, the Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compound, and the Yendi Municipal Hospital. She announced that under the government's Free Primary Health Care initiative, community health workers equipped with mobile health backpacks would conduct regular household visits to provide essential maternal and child healthcare services. The outreach programme aims to improve access to healthcare for vulnerable populations, especially pregnant women in remote communities.
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