How long have you waited in a hospital queue for your card? This week, the Maternal Health Channel (MHC) focuses on one of the most endemic challenges facing the Ghana health service, records keeping, an essential component of efficient maternal health care delivery. Timely access to a patient?s folder can reduce waiting time, which in some cases avoid death in emergencies.
This report from Hohoe Municipal Hospital in the Volta Region pins down the problems and discusses the implications. We also meet Mr. Prince Boni, a health specialist who is determined to fix the problem. Hospital records do not only provide critical medical information but also ensures efficient financial management. Can Ghanaian hospitals turn the corner so that the long waits can be avoided and health care improved?
Don?t miss the incisive documentary and lively studio discussion on GTV Thursday 8pm, TV3 Friday 8.30pm.
Additional information for journalists and the public
To view the programmes;
First programme, Charity?s Story: A Report From Keta, Volta Region: ?https://vimeo.com/60269955 Second programme, Charity?s Story Part 2: ?https://vimeo.com/60998032
Third programme, Good News From Kpalbe:? ?https://vimeo.com/61521045
Fourth programme, Is Korle Bu Hospital at Breaking Point?: ?https://vimeo.com/62157945 Fifth programme, Ghana?s Empty Blood Banks: ?https://vimeo.com/62347658
Sixth programme, Is Korle Bu a Dumping Ground? ?http://vimeo.com/63246551
To join the discussion, go to our Facebook page: ?http://www.facebook.com/mhcghana For an article on the Maternal Health Channel by CNN,
click on: ?http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/25/opinion/maternal-health-ghana-owusu/index.html
