NORSAAC a civil society organisation in the Northern Region has raised the alarm over a drop in antenatal visits to health facilities across northern Ghana.
The organisation says, a significant number of pregnant women in northern Ghana now deliver at home, choosing to visit health facilities only under emergencies.
Executive Director of NORSAAC, Mohammed Awal, who disclosed this to journalists in Tamale said the development poses a threat to gains made in reducing maternal and infant mortality.
He said the organization conducted a study in selected health facilities in eighteen districts across the five regions of the North and found the worrying trend.
The study also found that most health facilities in the area, are not equipped to deal with a surge in the Covid-19 outbreak.
Source: GBC
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