Is there any role for community involvement in the community-based health planning and services skilled delivery program in rural Ghana? (English)

In Ghana, between 1,400 and 3,900 women and girls die annually due to pregnancy related complications and an estimated two-thirds of these deaths occur in late pregnancy through to 48 hours after delivery. The Ghana Health Service piloted a strategy that involved training Community Health Officers (CHOs) as midwives to address the gap in skilled attendance in rural Upper East Region (UER). CHO-midwives collaborated with community members to provide...

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Evelyn Sakeah;

Lois McCloskey;

Judith Bernstein;

Kojo Yeboah-Antwi;

Mills,Samuel Lantei;

Henry V Doctor;
Document Date
2014/08/11
Document Type
Journal Article
Report Number
102465
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Ghana,
Region
Western and Central Africa,
Disclosure Date
2016/01/21
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Is there any role for community involvement in the community-based health planning and services skilled delivery program in rural Ghana?
Keywords
pregnant woman

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Evelyn Sakeah; Lois McCloskey; Judith Bernstein; Kojo Yeboah-Antwi; Mills,Samuel Lantei; Henry V Doctor.

Is there any role for community involvement in the community-based health planning and services skilled delivery program in rural Ghana? (English). Author accepted manuscript Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/361681467991005797

Is there any role for community involvement in the community-based health planning and services skilled delivery program in rural Ghana? (English)

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