The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi has worked to improve on its maternal mortality rate in the quest to quell the canker in the Ashanti Region.
The Chief Executive officer of KATH, Dr. Joseph Akpaloo, told an annual performance review workshop in Kumasi that the maternal mortality rate improved from 1130.55 per 100,000 live births in 2013 to 1087.18 per 100,000 live births in 2014.
Dr. Joseph Akpaloo urged Ghanaians to report pregnant women to hospitals timely to avert complications in birth delivery, and called for swift referral of complicated cases to health officials for prompt action.
The KATH CEO also disclosed that the maternal death rate dropped from 126 in 2013 to 108 in 2014 .He disclosed that the hospital has completed works on police post at a cost of GH¢28,494.50 to improve the security of staff and property.
Dr. Apkaloo noted that the hospital’s Oncology Centre expansion has been awarded on contract at a cost of GH¢958,942,52 by the Ministry of Health (MOH), and that the project forms part of the MOH’s programme to upgrade the two Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine centres in the country .
He disclosed that the Radiology unit of the hospital has also been retooled by the MOH under an equipment replacement project, with tools like digital x-rays, a fluoroscopy, a mammogram and mobile x-rays, supplied and installed to modernise services at the hospital.
Touching on the workers motivation, he stated that 17 workers and 125 long serving staff members were honoured in 2014 for their loyalty and dedication, adding that management would continue to explore additional means to motivate staff to give their best in the coming months and years.
The Board Chairman of KATH, Dr. Kenneth Dadzie Sagoe, commended the entire staff for their hard work. He added that the current board, which is the fourth of the hospital, will help alleviate the long-standing congestion, citing the maternity and children’s block as a critical example.
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