Achieving MDG5 Through Free Medical Care for Pregnant Women

Posted to the web 25 July 2008 Phyllis D. Osabutey "I heard the news on the television and did not hesitate to register. Now it feels so easy and better because every one can deliver at no cost at all." These are the words of a two thirty-one year old mother of two, Charity Okine, who delivered at the Prampram Health Centre in the Dangme West district in the Greater Accra Region without any payment. Her joy comes in the wake of President Kufuor's initiative of providing free medical care for pregnant women in the country as a means of addressing some of the challenges hindering the attainment of the fifth target of the Millennium Development Goal (MDG), which focuses on improving maternal health of women by 2015. Charity, said six years ago when she delivered at the same health centre, she paid an amount of ¢45,000.00, which... [read full story]