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Thirty percent maternal deaths is caused by unsafe
abortion
Ashaiman, Jan. 23, GNA - Statistics indicate that 30 percent
of maternal deaths are due to unsafe abortion and other
pregnancy related complications, Dr Gloria Quansah Asare,
National Family Planning Programmes Manager has said.
She said a 1994 statistical survey of the Ghana Statistical
Service also indicate 214 maternal deaths per every 1,000
live births.
She described the situation as alarming and stressed the
need for every citizen, including stakeholders, to stem the
issue of maternal morbidity and mortality in the country.
Dr Asare was speaking at Ashaiman on Monday at the opening
of a three-week training workshop for staff of the Centre
for Development of People (CEDAP) on reduction of Maternal
Morbidity and Mortality (R3M).
With over 125 participants drawn from Ashaiman and Kpone,
the programme has sponsorship from Willows Ghana Foundation,
an international non-governmental organisation based in
Turkey.
She said the Ghana Health Service, apart from its save
motherhood programme, has also adopted Eastern, Ashanti and
Greater Accra regions for the RM3 programme.
The project, which is to be implemented by Planned
Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG) and CEDEP within a
two-year period, has the aim of exposing women to more
effective methods of preventing unwanted pregnancies and
unsafe abortion.
The Programme Co-coordinator of Willows Foundation, Ms Mavis
Asamoah Frimpong, explained that the R3M programme was the
first pilot project introduced in the country.
She said the foundation has supported the PPAG and CEDEP
with 540 dollars each to embark on the programme.
GNA
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