By Godfred Aaneamenga Polkuu, GNA
Tempane (U/E), Aug 29, GNA – The Tempane District in the Upper East Region is ranked second in deliveries conducted by midwives in the Upper East Region.
Mr Eugene Osei Yeboah, the District Director of Health Services, disclosed this at the quarterly midwives meeting of the District Health Directorate, and indicated that the district operated with only 20 midwives.
He acknowledged the significant workload on the district’s limited midwifery workforce.
The quarterly meeting brought together midwives from across the district to review performance, share experiences, identify challenges, and discuss ways to improve maternal and newborn health services.
It provided opportunity for midwives to raise challenges affecting service delivery at their respective facilities, and served as a platform for them to reflect, learn, improve on teamwork, and strengthen maternal and newborn health services across the district.
Mr Yeboah said the half-year performance data indicated that the district was among the districts with the lowest number of midwives in the region.
He noted that despite the staffing constraint, the district continued to record high number of deliveries, with each midwife handling an average of approximately 174 deliveries.
Mr Yeboah commended the midwives for their dedication, commitment, hard work and contributions to maternal health services despite their numbers and heavy workload.
He expressed satisfaction with the level of service provided by the midwives, and urged them not to allow the workload to make them compromise on professional standards and quality of care rendered to clients.
The Director stressed the need for every woman to receive safe and quality care, and further reiterated the need for the midwives to maintain professional standards at all times.
He called on health facilities in the district to ensure that essential delivery and emergency kits such as eclampsia, Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH) kits and other critical supplies needed to manage maternal emergencies were readily available for use.
Mr Yeboah encouraged staff who required additional equipment and logistics to submit their requests to the Directorate for prompt procurement where possible.
He reminded staff about the importance of continuous, complete, and accurate reporting of maternal health indicators, and said reliable data was crucial for effective planning, monitoring, decision-making, and improved healthcare delivery.
GNA
Edited by Caesar Abagali/Benjamin Mensah
Reporter: Godfred Aaneamenga Polkuu
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