OWNERSHIP HOSPITAL HEALTH CENTRE CLINIC CHPS MATERNITY HOME TOTAL GOV'T 17 78 26 600 0 721 MISSION 6 2 14 1 1 24 3 0 4 0 0 7 PRIVATE 24 0 82 0 37 143 REGIONAL 50 80 126 601 38 895 DISTRIBUTION OF FUNCTIONAL CHPS COMPOUNDS DISTRICTS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 1 Ahanta West 10 10 12 12 35 36 2 Aowin 4 2 5 6 25 26 3 Suaman 2 3 6 7 8 4 Axim Municipal 3 5 7 7 16 25 5 Bia East 14 6 6 6 8 8 6 Bia West 8 10 10 18 18 7 Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai 6 8 8 10 45 50 8 Ellembelle 5 8 12 15 24 22 9 Jomoro 11 11 12 8 18 27 10 Juaboso 16 12 12 7 23 26 11 Bodi 6 7 10 14 14 12 Mpohor 7 4 4 7 19 19 13 Wassa East 5 8 8 15 18 14 Prestea Huni Valley 6 8 5 9 33 40 15 Sefwi Wiawso 14 14 19 25 42 45
Nine (9) Districts were able to achieve the target for 2017 compare to only seven (7) out of 22 Districts in 2016. This implies that other foods are given to children at three (3) months in majority of the districts. Though is a slight improvement over the previous year, continued effort is needed to improve on the exclusive breastfeeding rates in the Region TIMELY COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING Timely complementary feeding with continued breastfeeding till two (2) years or more is an essential nutrition action which leads to optimal child growth and nutritional status. Too early introduction or too late introduction of complementary foods have negative health and nutritional implications for infants. Thus, it is expected that at 6 months, the child should have started complementary feeding. This information is obtained during the child’s first Vitamin A dose session which is also at 6 months. The Regional Target for timely complementary feeding is 80%. The regional coverage experienced a slight increase in 2017 with 64.4% compared to 63.2% in 2016. Six (6) Districts achieved the target of 80% and above. Wassa Amenfi East recorded the highest coverage with 87.6%. The lowest coverage was in Bia West. GROWTH MONITORING AND PROMOTION Trend of point prevalence of underweight among children 0-59months attending CWC in 2013-2017 (December Attendance) The annual point prevalence of underweight is the percent of children 0-59months who are underweight among all children attending child welfare clinic in December. Since nutritional status is a “health status”, the indicated is calculated by classifying the
3 Half Assini Hospital Room type Room incomplete Yes Successful 4 Essam Hospital Container type 2nd Phase Yes Successful 5 Wassa Akropong Hospital Room type 2nd Phase Yes Successful USAID Solar Electrification project for six (6) CHPS Compounds is ongoing. The project is at the wiring stage. The beneficiary facilities are: NO DISTRICT FACILITY 1 Wassa Amenfi Central Domeabra CHPS 2 Aowin District Anwhiafutu CHPS 3 Wasa Amenfi East Wassa Manpong Health Centre 4 Ellembelle Ananekrom CHPS 5 Wassa Amenfi East Appiahnkwanta CHPS 6 Wassa Amenfi West Amashia CHPS The region received hundred (100) ly-in beds with mattresses from Goil Oil Company Ltd within the year under review. These beds have already been distributed to the health facilities in the region. The following facilities: 11 Hospitals 2 CHAG Hospitals 4 Health Centres 3 DHDs Police Clinic The Unit visited CHPS Compounds and Clinics in the Sekondi Takoradi Metro specified by the District Director of Health Service, to repair their faulty Weighing Scales, B P Apparatus and other items. REPAIR WORKS The Clinical Engineering Unit repaired some faulty equipment. These were from the following hospitals;