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Free maternal health
care is not for irresponsible parenthood - Mrs Akufo-Addo
Essipon (WR), Sept. 8, Ghanadot/GNA - Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo,
wife of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Presidential aspirant
of New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Monday said Government’s
free maternal health care for pregnant women was not to
encourage irresponsible parenthood but to free women from
‘detention’ at hospitals.
“Free maternal health care does not mean irresponsible
childbirth, beneficiaries must be responsible for their
actions,” she said.
She explained that the policy was to make health care
delivery easily accessible to pregnant women who had not
registered under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
Mrs Akufo-Addo was addressing women groups at the start of a
three-day-tour of Western Region.
She visited Sekondi and Takoradi Markets and interacted with
women’s groups at Sekondi Youth Centre and GHAPOHA Junior
Staff Club House in Takoradi.
The tour was to meet women’s groups in the region and
motivate them to vote massively for the NPP, to continue
with its developmental projects.
Mrs Akufo-Addo said President John Agyekum Kufuor had played
a major role in the country’s development and this
achievement must be promoted at all times.
She assured women that she would champion their cause and
promote the welfare of children when NPP was re-elected
during Election 2008.
Mrs Akufo-Addo urged them to be peaceful and encourage their
households to live at peace with each other.
She said every Ghanaian must work for peace during the
campaign adding “we should promote and live in peace with
everyone irrespective of their party affiliation and
inclination.”
Papa Owusu-Ankomah, Member of Parliament for Sekondi urged
supporters of the Party to scrutinize profiles of the
various political parties and vote for the NPP.
He said NPP had performed creditably and needed to be
re-elected to continue its work.
Nana Kofi Abuna, V, Chief of Essipon appealed to Mrs
Akufo-Addo to include the challenges of women and children
on her agenda.
“Women and children are vulnerable groups and suffer most
during conflicts and their needs should be factored into all
policies and programmes of political parties to prevent from
suffering unnecessarily,” he said.
Mrs Akufo-Addo would also visit Ahanta West, Nzema East,
Tarkwa-Nsuaem, Sefwi Wiawso and Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai
Districts.
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