Is There Any Role for Community Involvement in the Community-Based Health Planning and Services Skilled Delivery Program in Rural Ghana?

In Ghana, between 1,400 and 3,900 women and girls die annually due to pregnancy related complications and an estimated two-thirds of these deaths occur in late pregnancy through to 48 hours after delivery. The Ghana Health Service piloted a strategy that involved training Community Health Officers (...

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Main Authors: Sakeah, Evelyn, McCloskey, Lois, Bernstein, Judith, Yeboah-Antwi, Kojo, Mills, Samuel, Doctor, Henry V.
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: BioMed Central 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23149