Story Abdul Aziz
The incidence of guinea worm infestation that hovered around 10,000 cases annually in previous years has reduced to levels below 4,000 in the country.
Inter-sectoral collaboration remained the difficult obstacle for achieving total eradication of the disease in the country.
Major Courage Quashigah (retd), Minister of Health (MOH), said this at the signing of Aide Memoir with Development Partners to achieve quality health for all by 2015.
Major Quashigah said this year’s health review report highlighted the continued progress being made in the health sector despite the relatively high level of maternal and child morbidity rate in the country.
He said the health sector witnessed improved coverage of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and increased attendance at the outpatient department, as well as high coverage of immunisation and reduced prevalence of HIV/AIDS.
The Health Minister said maternal deaths remained a key concern and the MOH had agreed with development partners to declare a national emergency to reduce the relatively high levels of maternal mortality.
He said his ministry and the development partners had also agreed to work together to fill the huge financing gap in the health sector.
He said to reduce malnutrition in children under five years, the MOH and the development partners also agreed to sustain and scale up the Regenerative Health and Nutrition Programme.
He expressed the hope that the Aide Memoir, which represented discussions and agreements arrived at during the health summit and business meeting between MOH, the development partners and other stakeholders, would continue to elicit the support and commitment of all of them by working with the government to improve the health of the people.
The development partners included World Bank, DANIDA, WHO and USAID.
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