Ghana, USA: strengthening maternal and child health services

On June 6, the Department of Health and the United States Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), organized a symposium on the survival of the United States. mother and child.

More than 150 participants from the Ministry of Health; the health service of Ghana; the national authority of health insurance; Ministry of Gender, Childhood and Social Protection; the Council of Nurses and Midwives; and the College of Nurses and Midwives of Ghana attended the event.

Participants were encouraged to continue to intensify their interventions in high impact maternal and child health in order to improve health outcomes in Ghana.

The symposium featured a series of round tables, presentations and a "Knowledge Market".

This market has introduced online training modules allowing students to access high quality learning material via the computer lab, their smartphones, their tablets and their personal laptops.

The Director General of the Ministry of Health, Mr. Nana Adjei-Mensah, the Director General of the Health Service of Ghana, Dr. Anthony Nsiah-Asare, and the Director of Health Office of USAID / Ghana , Ms. Janean Davis, delivered a speech.

Ms. Davis emphasized the importance of intersectoral collaboration.

"We can accomplish much more when we coordinate and join forces. We look forward to continuing this partnership with the Government of Ghana's health system. "

For more than 50 years, the American people, through USAID, have devoted substantial resources to improving maternal and child health in Ghana.

USAID's badistance has rehabilitated 72 nursing and midwifery laboratories in health facilities. These labs offer nurses and midwives the opportunity to strengthen their clinical skills in an enhanced learning environment.

In addition, with the badistance of USAID, the Ghana Health Service has trained 5,323 members of the Community Health Management Committee and 748 community health workers on the new health policy and guidelines. planning and community-based health services; developed training materials for early childhood; and front-line health workers trained in integrating responsive parenting into community health and nutrition services.

In close collaboration with the National Health Insurance Authority, USAID has invested in an actuarial study intended to inform the overhaul of all benefits, including primary health care in the United States. planning and community-based health services.

— Embbady of the United States of America

USAID / Ghana Health Unit Director Janean Davis is participating in a demonstration of neonatal resuscitation as taught to midwifery students.