This report is about the decision by stakeholders in the Volta region of Ghana to commit to the promotion of safe abortion and family planning as a means to address maternal morbidity and mortality in the country. The Ghana Health Service (GHS) maintains that unintended pregnancies account for the majority of maternal health challenges, and thus the need to make known and accessible, safe and approved methods of birth control. A “Zero Tolerance for Maternal Deaths Campaign” is therefore being pursued by the GHS and its partners, to promote family planning and related services….
[The article continues at length. Among other points it makes, is that abortion services in Ghana are legal, yet only 11% of women are aware of that. The publisher of the article, the Ghana News Agency, prevents readers from copying any of the text from the website to share with others, so please go to the link below to read the rest of this in-depth article on the plans and the views of the above-pictured group in Volta.]
SOURCE: Ghana News Agency, by Samuel Akumatey, 26 October 2024.