Bono Regional Health Directorate Holds Zonal Stakeholders Meeting on Ways to Reduce Maternal Death in the Region. 

The Bono Regional Health Directorate has held a Zonal stakeholder meeting in the various Municipals and Districts in the Region.

According to the Directorate, the high rate of Maternal mortality is worrying in the Bono Region and the regional directorate through zonal meetings has met with opinion leaders and stakeholders to find out the way forward to reduce the high rate of Maternal mortality in the region.

One of the zonal meetings that were held in the Jaman South Municipal being the host of the two other districts including Berekum West and Jaman North District deliberate with the stakeholders on the ways to reduce Maternal death in the Bono Region. 

The increased number of Maternal death in the region has demanded a collaborative approach by involving opinion leaders and stakeholders such as Traditional leaders, Assembly members, Health volunteers, clergymen, and others to support the fight in reducing Maternal mortality in the Bono Region. 

In a presentation by Linda Tabor, the Bono Regional Safe Motherhood Focal Person urged the opinion leaders to be actively engaged with their community members, especially pregnant women to adhere to antenatal advice given to them by health officials during pregnancy. 

Jaman South Municipal Health Director, Akua Konadu also added that comprehensive abortion care is very important to help women understand the safest abortion

Story by Opamago Paparichy.