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Stakeholders call for separation of maternal mortality data at Tema General Hospital
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Health stakeholders in the Tema Metropolis have called on the Tema General Hospital (TGH) to separate the maternal mortality data of its own patients from those referred from other health facilities.
The stakeholders made the call during the Tema Metropolitan Health Directorate’s 2025 Performance Review, noting that aggregating all maternal deaths, especially those referred late from other facilities, creates the impression that the referral hospital records disproportionately high maternal deaths.
The concern followed the presentation of the hospital’s institutional maternal mortality ratio of 208.88 per 100,000 live births in 2025, which remains above the target of 125 per 100,000.
Data from the hospital’s 2025 Quality Improvement Performance Review showed that maternal mortality increased from 118.06 in 2023 to 231.21 in 2024, before declining slightly to 208.88 in 2025.
A breakdown of the eight recorded maternal deaths showed that Tema General Hospital accounted for two cases, while one case each was referred from Dangme Community Hospital, Community 22 Polyclinic, New Crystal Hospital, Manhean Polyclinic, Zenu Polyclinic, and St Florence Clinic.
The causes of death included pulmonary thromboembolism, eclampsia, cardiac arrest resulting from obstetric haemorrhage, multiple organ failure, HELLP syndrome, acute kidney injury, and complications related to sickle cell disease.
The report identified key contributing factors as inadequate intensive care infrastructure, a shortage of skilled personnel, non-functional equipment, delays in clinical decision-making, and late referrals from peripheral facilities.
Other factors included poor adherence to treatment protocols and harmful cultural practices that delay timely access to care.
Management indicated that interventions such as the establishment of a High Dependency Unit (HDU), continuous in-service training for health workers, and intensified community education were being implemented to address the situation.
The hospital aims to reduce maternal mortality to 180 per 100,000 live births by the end of 2025 through improved quality of care and strengthened health systems. -GNA
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Christians have been urged to demonstrate a living faith in Jesus Christ by allowing their confession of Him as Lord and Saviour to reflect in their daily lives.
According to the Kaneshie District Pastor of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana (EPCG), Rev. Dzidzor Nathaniel Affram, a genuine Christian’s confession should go beyond words and be demonstrated through obedience to God, love for others and service to the Church.
He made the call at the 40th anniversary remembrance service for the late Wesley Kwasi Kwadzo at the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana, Maranatha Congregation at Awudome Avenui in the Volta Region.
Speaking on the theme, “The Church Built on a Living Confession,” Rev. Affram said life would continually present challenges capable of testing Christians’ faith, making it necessary for believers to hold firmly to their confession that Jesus Christ is Lord.
He explained that accepting Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour required Christians to live according to His teachings, stressing that their faith must be evident in their conduct.
“A living confession listens to God and not man,” he said, urging Christians to remain obedient to God even when faced with difficulties and pressures.
Rev. Affram further encouraged the congregation to care for vulnerable people and demonstrate concern for others, adding that such acts were practical expressions of Christian faith.
He also urged Christians to identify and use their God-given gifts to build the Church.
He said every member of the Church had a role to play and cautioned Christians against looking down on others because of their status or abilities.
The remembrance service brought together family members, friends, members of the congregation and sympathisers to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the late Wesley Kwasi Kwadzo.
By Lizzy Okai
