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On November 12, 2019, the United States of America, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), joined dignitaries from the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Ghana Health Service to celebrate collaborative efforts to improve the health of Ghanaians at the USAID Systems for Health learning event.<\/p>\n

The project expanded evidence-based, high-impact interventions to prevent child and maternal deaths, increased family planning use, reduced malaria-related morbidity and mortality, and improved the nutrition of pregnant women and young children.<\/p>\n

In her remarks, USAID\/Ghana Health Office Director, Ms. Janean Davis, highlighted the impact of this partnership.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough its broad and ambitious mandate across the Central, Greater Accra, Northern, Western, and Volta regions, the USAID Systems for Health project has touched the lives of countless individuals through innovative approaches that build upon Ghana\u2019s health system.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since 2015, support from the United States of America contributed to a dramatic increase in the percentage of Ghanaian health facilities conducting skilled delivery. <\/p>\n

The percentage of Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) zones conducting deliveries in the Central, Greater Accra, Northern, Western, and Volta regions rose from 26 percent in 2015 to 44 percent in 2018.<\/p>\n

Many more women and babies now have access to life-saving services, reducing maternal and morbidity. <\/p>\n

This is just one of many contributions of the USAID Systems for Health project, which supported the Ghana Health Service to improve health service delivery by strengthening health systems vital to ensuring service access and quality.<\/p>\n

Through USAID, the U.S. Government supported the Ghana Health Service to conduct trainings for health workers and facilitated focused \u2018shared learning\u2019 collaborative sessions where health workers visited other health facilities to share their experiences and skills and brainstorm practical solutions to entrenched health challenges.<\/p>\n

\u201cShared learning\u201d districts achieved impressive results, including a 42 percent reduction in institutional maternal mortality; a 35 percent reduction in stillbirths; and a 41 percent increase in the number of people who accept family planning services. <\/p>\n

Through its close work with the Ghana Health Service, the USAID Systems for Health project revealed the positive effects of working with regions and districts to help managers and health workers identify solutions to health challenges by looking at data. <\/p>\n

Realizing the importance of community engagement for quality health services, the USAID Systems for Health project assisted regions and districts to make CHPS zones functional and revitalize their Community Health Management Committees. <\/p>\n

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The percentage of functional committees increased from 62% in 2015 to 97% in 2018.<\/p>\n

USAID also supported the Ghana Health Service to build and equip 26 new CHPS compounds and renovate 50 health facilities in the Northern and Volta regions. <\/p>\n

The project also built a pontoon boat to provide services to remote, hard-to-reach communities in the Volta Region.<\/p>\n

The boat now allows health workers to reach isolated island communities safely and efficiently.<\/p>\n

These new and renovated health facilities are now fully equipped, including a full maternity ward, ensuring life-saving services reach the doorsteps of communities.<\/p>\n

About USAID<\/p>\n

USAID is the lead U.S. Government agency that works to end extreme global poverty and enable resilient, democratic societies to realize their potential. <\/p>\n

USAID\u2019s activities and strategic partnerships support Ghana\u2019s journey to self-reliance. Our work advances an integrated approach to development. <\/p>\n

It promotes accountability, sustainable systems, and inclusive development.<\/p>\n

BY DGN Online<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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