UNFPA Ghana

UNFPA Ghana UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.

Our mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA is one of the agencies of the United Nations that supports the Government of Ghana, and non-governmental and civil society organizations to implement programmes for sexual and reproductive health, gender equality, population and development.

“While empathising with all survivors, we also encourage the caregivers doing the quiet, dignified work of restoring hop...
07/06/2026

“While empathising with all survivors, we also encourage the caregivers doing the quiet, dignified work of restoring hope and revealing new opportunities for women neglected after a incident.

But empathy alone is not enough. So, to all girls: stay in school and complete your education. Boys and men, refuse to marry young girls. Traditional leaders, end child marriage in your communities. Pregnant women go early to health facilities for check up and timely delivery care.

Community health workers, identify and refer every fistuls case to hospital for repairs. Hospital workers in health facilities, deliberately put cases of fistula for repair on your theatre lists. Policymakers revise the fistula strategy and finance it. Private sector and development partners, contribute resources for the fight against fistula. Academia and statisticians, ensure the data and evidence on fistula is well captured snd used to guide interventions.

The face of demands more than sympathy. It demands action from each and everyone of us. It demands it now”.

— Dr David Wilfred Ochan , Country Representative during the visit to monitor Fistula Repairs at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital.

Ghana records nearly 1,200 new obstetric fistula cases every year. Only 30% are repaired. A backlog of 12,000 women is w...
29/05/2026

Ghana records nearly 1,200 new obstetric fistula cases every year. Only 30% are repaired. A backlog of 12,000 women is waiting. That is the scale of what must be closed by 2030.

UNFPA’s partnership with Ghana is built on closing that gap through sustained surgical capacity, equitable service distribution and accountability at every level of the health system.

This week, that commitment was visible on the ground when Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Grace Ayensu-Danquah and UNFPA Ghana Country Representative Dr. Wilfred Ochan, together with members of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health and the Parliamentary Caucus on Population and Development, and officials of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital led by the CEO, paid a working visit to withess live fistula repair surgeries and engage directly with women and girls receiving care.

The visit was part of ongoing multisite repair camps being conducted across regions to mark International Day to end Fistula in Ghana.

Ghana needs 2,249 repairs annually to reach elimination. The roadmap is in place. The partnerships are deepening. You can join also the partnership to end fistula in Ghana

On Menstrual Hygiene Day, we stand united in recognizing that millions of women and girls are still denied the dignity, ...
29/05/2026

On Menstrual Hygiene Day, we stand united in recognizing that millions of women and girls are still denied the dignity, care, and support they deserve to manage their periods safely and confidently.

Menstrual health is not just a health issue. It is a human rights issue. Without access to safe products, clean facilities, and accurate information, people miss school, lose work, and are robbed of the chance to fully thrive.

Building a period-friendly world demands action from all of us: families, educators, workplaces, and policymakers. Because real change begins with how we speak about and show up for menstruation every single day.

When young people pledge to stay in school, reject child marriage, and protect every girl’s right to grow up before bec...
27/05/2026

When young people pledge to stay in school, reject child marriage, and protect every girl’s right to grow up before becoming a mother, speaking up in their homes, schools, and communities, they become the change that ends in Ghana.

During the Ghana Walks to End Fistula in Kumasi, Partners to End Fistula in Ghana, (PEFIG) alongside nursing and medical students, took to the streets to intensify awareness, mobilizing market women and community members to act.

This is their commitment- to keep walking, keep speaking, and keep fighting until no woman in Ghana suffers from Obstetric Fistula in silence.

What is your commitment?

23/05/2026

On the occasion of International Day to end Fistula, co-chair of the National Fistula Task Force Committee and Fistula Surgeon, Dr. Gabriel Ganyaglo pledges to prioritise such cases to ease the 7,000backlog of cases currently in Ghana.

is an abnormal hole between the birth canal and bladder and/or re**um following a difficult child birth. This leads t...
20/05/2026

is an abnormal hole between the birth canal and bladder and/or re**um following a difficult child birth. This leads to uncontrollable leakage of urine and/or faeces through the brith canal.

Through the Partnership to End Fistula in Ghana (PEFIG), free surgery is available. If you or someone you know is living with this condition, please call the numbers on the flyer to access care and support.

Reliable partnerships are built through shared priorities, mutual trust and a clear commitment to results. UNFPA Ghana, ...
15/05/2026

Reliable partnerships are built through shared priorities, mutual trust and a clear commitment to results. UNFPA Ghana, led by Dr David Ochan, Country Representative, and JICA, led by Mr Uchiyama Takayuki, Chief Representative, have initiated discussions to explore areas of strategic collaboration in gender-responsive development, protection, urban health, WASH and maternal health.

The engagement provides a strong basis for technical follow-up and reflects a shared commitment to supporting vulnerable populations and advancing inclusive, sustainable development in Ghana.

At the Africa Health Workforce Investment Forum in Accra, UNFPA’s Regional Office and Headquarters joined Ghana’s Vice P...
13/05/2026

At the Africa Health Workforce Investment Forum in Accra, UNFPA’s Regional Office and Headquarters joined Ghana’s Vice President and ministers across the continent to face one hard truth: the health workforce crisis is a failure of policy, financing, and governance, and it is costing lives every hour.

West and Central Africa has just 0.1 midwives per 10,000 people, sixty percent of preventable maternal deaths occur in conflict settings.

Yet over 800 UNFPA midwives are deployed today with 1,260 ready for rapid response. The capacity exists. The political will was in that room. Now comes the action.

Representing UNFPA were Dr. Wilfred Ochan, UNFPA Country Representative in Ghana, Dr. Ayman Abdelmohsen (Chief, UNFPA SRHR Branch), Dr. Valentin Coulibaly (SWEDD Senior Technical Coordinator), Dr. Karen Hobday (Humanitarian Advisor, UNFPA West and Central Africa, UNFPA Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre WCARO), Muna Abdullah (Health Systems Specialist, UNFPA East and Southern Africa Regional OfficeESARO), and Ms Innes Agbenu(RH, Ghana)

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