The Deputy Minister for Health, Hon. Dr. Grace Ayensu-Danquah, has visited the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) and Kumasi South Hospital at Asokwa as part of efforts to strengthen maternal healthcare delivery and accelerate the reduction of preventable maternal deaths.
The visits formed part of the first day of her engagement in the Ashanti Region, with particular focus on high-burden referral facilities providing critical maternal and newborn healthcare services.
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At both facilities, the Deputy Minister engaged hospital management and frontline health professionals to gain first-hand information on the challenges affecting maternal healthcare delivery.
Discussions focused on emergency obstetric care, referral systems, infrastructure, staffing and other factors influencing maternal and newborn health outcomes.
The health professionals called on government to expedite the completion of the Sewua and Afari Hospitals, saying the facilities would help decongest KATH and strengthen access to quality healthcare services in the region.
Hon. Ayensu-Danquah assured hospital authorities and health professionals of government’s commitment to addressing the challenges affecting maternal healthcare delivery and improving the capacity of health facilities to provide timely and quality care to mothers and newborns.
As part of the visits, the Deputy Minister toured the labour wards, outpatient departments and other key units of the hospitals. She also interacted with patients on the wards to hear directly about their experiences and the care they were receiving.
The engagements at KATH and Kumasi South Hospital concluded the first day of the Deputy Minister’s visit to the Ashanti Region, providing insights
