The Deputy Minister for Health, Prof. Dr. Grace Ayensu-Danquah, has concluded the first day of her Greater Accra Regional tour under the Maternal Mortality Action and Response Programme (MMARP) with working visits to the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (GARH-Ridge) and the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.
The visits formed part of the Ministry of Health’s ongoing efforts to strengthen maternal healthcare services in high-burden referral facilities and accelerate the reduction of preventable maternal deaths.
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During the engagements, Prof. Ayensu-Danquah met with hospital management, interacted with expectant mothers and held discussions with frontline health professionals to gain first-hand insight into challenges affecting maternal healthcare delivery.
The discussions focused on emergency obstetric care, referral systems, infrastructure and other factors influencing maternal and newborn health outcomes.
The Deputy Minister assured the facilities of government’s commitment to addressing the identified gaps, emphasising that findings from the visits would inform targeted interventions under the MMARP.
She said the interventions would focus on strengthening maternal healthcare services, improving emergency response systems and ensuring that more mothers and newborns receive quality care.
