Ghana's First Lady launches international campaign against maternal mortality in Eastern Region

Ghana's First Lady Ernestina Naadu Mills on Thursday launched the Campaign for Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality (CARMMA), an international campaign aimed at fighting maternal mortality, in Koforidua in the Eastern Region of the country, the Ghana News Agency reports. "She said all stakeholders have a role to play to ensure that expectant mothers get to health facilities early enough to have a skilled delivery," efforts that would help the nation meet the millennium development goals (MDGs) for maternal and child mortality, the news agency writes (9/30). According to the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, Mills said the nation's maternal mortality rate is 451 per 100,000 (9/29).