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March 14, 2026Open Access

Health Worker Programmes' Impact on Maternal Mortality Reduction in Northern Ghana: A Five-Year Evaluation

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KGKofi Akwasi GyamfiNoguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchANAmeyaw Kwesi NimofoCouncil for Scientific and Industrial Research

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Implication

Mixed-methods approach reveals 30% decrease in maternal mortality in Northern Ghana, suggesting need for ongoing support.

Key Points

  • Evaluate the impact of health worker programmes on reducing maternal mortality in Northern Ghana.
  • Mixed-methods approach incorporating quantitative data from health facility records
  • Qualitative interviews with community health workers (CHWs) and community members
  • Assessing programme impacts and challenges
  • 30% decrease in cases requiring emergency obstetric care compared to baseline years
  • Indications of improved maternal health outcomes from CHW interventions
  • Need for ongoing support and funding for training and operational costs of CHWs

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Gyamfi et al. (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b4ba3618185d8a39802e87https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18972875
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