The Upper East Regional Health Director Dr. Emmanuel Kofi Dzotsi, has described the increasing maternal death in the region as a ‘worrying trend’ as Upper East records 32 maternal death from January to September 6, 2021.
The Health Director made this known during the inaugural ceremony of 10 member Upper East Regional Health committee which was conducted by His Worship Osman Abdul-Hakeem of Bolgatanga district magistrate court.
Meanwhile speaking at the short ceremony, Dr. Kofi Dzotsi stated that one of the current health challenges in the region is losing of mothers during child delivery.
“We challenges and the key among them is that we are losing our ‘mothers’ as we speak now, as at yesterday been Sept 6, 2021, 32 mothers have died as a result of giving birth. So as we meet here we need your advice to come out with strategies to discuss with all the appropriate authorities, the Christian council and all people in the Upper East Region”.
According to the Regional Health Director, their sole job is to work towards the health of every person living in any part of the region, not only the municipality but to those in rural areas.
Addressing members of the committee after their inauguration, the Upper East Regional Minister Stephen Yakubu congratulated them. Members are assuming office at a time Ghana’s health care system is deeply challenged than before following the COVID-19 situation in the country.
He encouraged members of the committee to apprise themselves with the government’s policies on health in the country which include the Agenda 111 hospitals, Free Maternal Health Care, National Health Insurance and CHPS among others.
Mr. Yakubu said, that knowledge will put members in the right stead to assist the Regional Director of Health Services to implement policies and programs to improve the health of the people.
However, the committee Chairperson Madam Agnes Anyinnatuo Gumah Mariam assured the regional minister and the good people of the Upper East Region that the committee would effectively play their advisory role as a Committee, and contribute significantly to improve the health needs of residents in the region and beyond.
