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The Municipal Director of Ghana Health Service, Mrs. Beatrice Kunfah has pointed out that a total of eight women died last year through a complicated pregnancy and child birth in Wa Municipality.

This came as a result of refusal to visit health facilities to receive antenatal care and skilled delivery as well as involving in unsafe abortions.

She said these were the major causes of of death of pregnant women in the Municipality.

Mrs Kunfah, speaking at the Launch of a Community Based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) said the recent District Multi Indicator Cluster survey in the Municipality has revealed that only 69% of pregnant women received antenatal care for at least four times before delivery while 53% of them pass through skilled delivery.

According to her, the survey further revealed that only 17% of the people used contraceptives and 32% of the households used iodated salt while 71% of children sleep under insecticide treated nets.

On his part, Mr. Duogu Yakubu, Wa Municipal Chief Executive commended the Ghana Health Service for initiating the CHPS concept and urged them to continue to educate the people in the area to appreciate the benefits it brought to them.

He said Wa Municipal Assembly had over the years made health care  delivery a priority and as a result the Assembly had supported the construction of a number one of CHPS compounds in the Municipality.

He said the Assembly was supporting the Municipality Health Directorate to extend water and electricity to the new CHPS compounds at Kambali, Dobile market square and the community centre.

Story: Ebenezer Debrah (Reporter, Health Digest News)