Pregnant women

31 Jan

Over 50% Of Pregnant Women Are Anaemic- GSS 

wontumionlineNewsAnaemia, Pregnant women

A survey conducted by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has shown that over 50 per cent of pregnant women in the country are anemic, compared to 40 per cent of them who are not pregnant. The report, dubbed “The 2022 Demographic and Health Survey, “showed that children aged 6–59 months in households were eligible for anaemia testing. It revealed that anaemia prevalence is highest in the Northern Region, with 69 per cent and 35 per cent in Ahafo. The Survey showed that anaemia prevalence among children had declined from a high of 78 per cent in 2008. Anaemia among adults…

13 Feb

Bawku Conflict: 27 Pregnant Women Die Over Inability To Access Hospital – GHS

wontumionlineNewsBawku Conflict, Ghana health service, Pregnant women, Upper East

Between 2021 and last year, 27 pregnant women in need of critical medical attention died in the Bawku municipality, a senior health officer at the Upper East Regional Directorate of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Majeed Sulemana, has disclosed. Whereas 20 of the pregnant women died in 2021, seven had died by the end of December last year. “This is as a result of the inability of the pregnant women to visit and receive medical care at the Bawku Presbyterian Hospital, the only major referral health facility in the heart of the municipality,” he said. Interview In an interview with…