2012 Holistic Assessment of Health Sector POW - Ministry of Health

• Doctors 597
• Consultants (KBTH) 8
• Consultants (UGMS) 96
• Doctors (Specialist, MO’s & HO’s) 278
• Residents 215
• Nurses/HCA 1,899
To improve maternal health outcomes and general clinical outcomes, a number of projects and
programmes were initiated. A Blood bank established at the Maternity Block Laboratory and the renovation
of the Maternity OPD, 4 th and 6 th Floors which was started at the beginning of the year are 80 to 90%
complete.
Outreach programmes were held to educate hospital locality staff and general public on dangers of unsafe
abortion. The emergency department is being refurbished to improve emergency medicine services.
Capacity building in Client/Patient care aimed at addressing Staff attitudes was initiated. About 50% of staff
have undergone the training. Training in Basic Life support skills for all staff was also started.
2012 Achieved 2011 Achieved
TOTAL PATIENTS SEEN 412,964 367,132
OUT PATIENTS 362,775 317,122
IN PATIENTS 50,189 50,010
DEATHS 3,800 5,069
BED CAPACITY 2000 1,912
TOTAL SURGERIES 11,570 19,889
MAJOR 5,003 (43.2 %) 11,419 (57%)
MINOR 6,567 8,470
Obstetric and Paediatric indicators
Total live births 10,103 10,455
Total Caesarean Sections 4,063 4,040
Total deliveries 10,278 10,503
Caesarian Section rate (%) 39.5 38.5
Maternal deaths 85 119
Maternal mortality ratio
841 1,138
(per 100,000 live births)
Under-5 deaths 847 900
Under-5 Mortality Ratio (per 1000 live births) 83 86
Table 10: Clinical indicators for Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital
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