In a joint effort between the Ghana Health Service and Global REACH, three physicians received awards in 2015: Dr. Oheneba Charles Kofi Hagan, University of Cape Coast School of Medical Sciences in Cape Coast, Dr. Opei Kwafo Adarkwa, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi, and Dr. Ethel Osei-Tutu, Cape Coast Teaching Hospital in Cape Coast.
For the 2016 round of grants, two projects were awarded from seven grant applications received from junior physicians representing six healthcare facilities. Project period runs from July 1, 2016 - June 1, 2016.
The 2016 projects and investigators include:
Victoria Aboungo, Medical Officer, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Baptist Medical Centre, Nalerigu
Community-based health programming to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality in the East Mamprusi District of the Northern Region of Ghana
This project seeks to explore community-based approaches to addressing maternal and neonatal mortality by conducting focus groups and in-depth interviews throughout the East Mamprusi District of the Northern Region of Ghana, one of the regions with the largest challenges in terms of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality in Ghana.
Ashura Bakari, Pediatrician, Suntreso Government Hospital, Mother and Baby Unit, Kumasi
A qualitative study of community perceptions regarding newborn deaths: Lessons from Ghana
Despite the national reduction of newborn deaths in Ghana, the Ashanti region had a higher newborn mortality rate in 2014 than in 2008. At the same time, mothers who have lost their newborns are often discouraged from mourning the lost baby. This study seeks to improve our understanding of the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs concerning newborn deaths in both rural and urban areas of the Ashanti region.