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The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has disclosed that between 2020 and 2024, a total of 1,000 women lost their lives during childbirth in the Ashanti Region.
This alarming statistic highlights the ongoing challenge of maternal mortality in the region, despite continuous efforts to improve maternal healthcare services.
Speaking at the 2024 Regional Health Forum in the Ashanti Region, Regional Health Director Dr. Frank Adomanko Boateng stressed the urgent need for stronger interventions to address the high rate of maternal deaths.
He emphasized that authorities are racing against time to meet both national and global targets for reducing maternal mortality.
Dr. Boateng pointed out that the region is struggling to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target of reducing maternal mortality to 70 deaths per 100,000 live births by 2030.
“Time is not on our side as we wish to achieve the target of 70 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births by 2030. The clock is ticking, and we must double our efforts,” he stated.
With just six years remaining to meet this goal, Dr. Boateng called for intensified efforts to bridge the gap and ensure safer childbirth experiences for women in the region.
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