The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has reported that between 2020 and 2024, a total of 1,000 women lost their lives while giving birth in the Ashanti Region, highlighting the persistent challenge of maternal mortality despite ongoing healthcare interventions.
Speaking at the 2024 Regional Health Forum in the Ashanti Region, the Regional Health Director, Dr. Frank Adomanko Boateng, stressed the urgent need for stronger measures to address the high maternal death rate.
He acknowledged that authorities are racing against time to meet national and global targets aimed at reducing maternal mortality.
Dr. Boateng emphasized the region’s struggle to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target of reducing maternal deaths to 70 per 100,000 live births by 2030.
“Our current figures show that we are falling behind. Time is not on our side, and we must double our efforts to bridge the gap within the next six years,” he stated.
Health officials are now calling for intensified interventions to improve maternal healthcare and save more lives.
