By Laudia Anyorkor Nunoo
Tema, Dec. 09, GNA – The Ningo-Prampram District has recorded a significant reduction in anaemia in pregnancy at 36 weeks, declining from 38 per cent of cases in 2024 to 26 per cent in 2025.
Madam Patience Ami Mamattah, the Ningo-Prampram District Health Director, revealed this to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in an interview.
Madam Mamattah stated that the reduction marked improvement in nutrition counselling, iron–folate supplementation adherence, and antenatal clinic (ANC) follow-up defaulter tracing.
She added that the uptake of Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy (IPT3) increased from 56 per cent to 76 per cent, demonstrating strengthened malaria prevention efforts during pregnancy.
On health service delivery, she said the health directorate, in partnership with the assembly, continued to work tirelessly to improve access to quality healthcare services across the municipality.
She indicated that the directorate recorded notable progress in several key maternal, child health, and disease control indicators for the period under review, compared to the same period in 2024.
“The stillbirth rate also reduced from four (4 per 1000 live births) to three (3 per 1000 live births) within the same comparative period, reflecting strengthened ANC follow-ups, improved intrapartum care, and better referral coordination between the Network of Practice and all other facilities within and outside the municipality.”
She said, although skilled delivery coverage saw a slight decline from 33 per cent in 2024 to 31 per cent in 2025, the directorate has intensified community sensitisation and demand creation activities to improve this indicator.
The health director further noted that with regard to service uptake, the percentage of ANC registrants making the fourth visit improved remarkably from 66 per cent in 2024 to 98 per cent in 2025.
She said this indicated enhanced defaulter tracing and improved client follow-up systems, adding, however, that ANC coverage decreased marginally from 51 per cent to 47 per cent, and postnatal care coverage dropped from 34 per cent to 31 per cent, signalling areas requiring strengthened outreach and home visit interventions.
GNA
Edited by Christabel Addo