Ghana Red Cross Society improves health status of expectant mothers

The Ghana and Swiss Red Cross Societies in partnership with the Ghana Health Service (GHS) have initiated Mothers Clubs in four Districts of the Upper East Region to improve and promote the health status of pregnant women.

The 15,000-member Clubs spread across 80 communities within the Kassena-Nankana Municipal, Bongo, Nabdam and Binduri Districts are equipped to educate expectant mothers on the importance of ante-natal and postnatal care, exclusive breastfeeding and the need to seek early health care services and to deliver in health facilities.
 
The Director of International Cooperation of the Red Cross Society, Beat Von Däniken said the clubs are important because they need to reach out to rural areas that are not connected to public healthcare systems. 

He explained that the Mothers Club is a volunteer-based activity that helps to improve on the health status of people within the poorest areas of the country.
 
Mr Von Däniken said Red Cross Societies in most countries depended on volunteers from the communities who could link members to healthcare facilities.

He described Ghana as stable afforded volunteers comfort to operate freely.

SOURCE: GNA
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