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PRESS RELEASE
2014 Accountability Forum for CARMMA
Accra, 8 December, 2014: Regional Ministers and MMDCEs to account for their leadership in reducing maternal mortality in their respective constituencies.
An Accountability Forum on the Campaign for Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality in Africa (CARMMA) will be held on Tuesday December 9, 2014 at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra. This forum is a platform at which the President of Ghana HE John Dramani Mahama calls upon his Regional Ministers and Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives to account for their leadership in reducing maternal mortality in their respective constituencies.
CARMMA is an initiative of the African Union that is aimed at curbing the high numbers of pregnancy related deaths on the continent. The initiative is designed to be nationally driven and owned. Launched in Ghana in 2009 by former First Lady, Mrs. Ernestina Naadu Mills on the theme, “No woman should die giving life”.
The CARMMA campaign strategy leverages on the strengths of the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies in contributing to the nation’s efforts in addressing the issues of maternal mortality. As part of the campaign, 170 districts from the 10 regions in 2011 made specific commitments which are expected to be achieved by 2015 to help reduce the current numbers of maternal deaths in the districts, regions and the country as a whole.
In this regard, the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development with support from the United Nations Population Fund are organizing the second Accountability Forum, to assess the progress made in honouring pledges made by Assemblies. These pledges range from training of midwives, providing access to health infrastructure, procuring ambulances among others.
The theme for this year’s forum is, “No Woman Should Die Giving Life: Re-affirming the Commitment of Local Authorities”.
The Ghana Government together with several stakeholders including the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has put in several efforts to save the lives of pregnant women in ensuring that a significant stride is made at achieving the target set for Millennium Development Goal 5.
The UNFPA believes in delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every child birth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled.
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Media Contact:
Issac Dupey
MLGRD | email:abijahdupey@gmail.com |Tel: 0244142918
Doris Aglobitse
UNFPA Ghana| email: aglobitse@unfpa.org |Tel: 0204545666
