Though maternal health care has improved over the past 20 years the pace has been slow and extra effort is required for ghana to achieve the mdg 5 target of reducing maternal mortality rate by three quarters by 2015.
How to improve maternal health in ghana.
The goal of usaid s integrated health population and nutrition program is to increase equitable access and use of quality health care.
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The african region has large intraregional disparities in terms of coverage of basic maternal health interventions like antenatal care.
Reduce newborn and under five mortality.
In ghana there are 350 deaths per 100 000 deliveries who 2010 this ranks ghana 31st in the world maternal mortality index.
Maternal health in ghana.
Maternal and child health integrated program mchip supported by the ministry of health and the ghana health services prepares nurses and midwives to deliver high quality care.
Globally an estimated 289 000 women died during pregnancy and childbirth in 2013 a decline of 45 from levels in 1990.
The chance of a mother losing her life due to pregnancy is 58 times higher in ghana than in the netherlands.
Achieve by 2015 universal access to reproductive health.
Over the next five years usaid will support ghana s efforts to expand coverage and quality of health services through scaling up interventions to.
Failure to improve sexual and reproductive health has adverse effects as it also relates to numerous health outcomes such as infant and child mortality rates and hiv prevention and care.