Maternal Health Channel: Young People Talk About Unsafe Abortions And Reproductive Health

Thursday 29 August on GTV at 8pm
Friday 30 August on TV3 at 8.30pm

We conclude our mini - series on unsafe abortion in Madina, Accra, very close to the back street abortion clinic operated by the infamous 'Dr. Drah'. He performed hundreds of illegal abortions and even had unprotected sex with some of his clients. The shocking revelations, supported by video evidence from undercover investigator, Anas, hit the national headlines in June 2012.

The question many people were asking was; why are so many young girls and women willing to risk gross abuse and even their lives at the hands of such back street quacks? We gathered a representative group of young people, especially young women to find out why and more besides. It was a unique conversation that laid bare current thinking about sex, pregnancy and contraception, social stigma and dilemmas and what young people believe to be the ways forward.

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See below links to watch the televised programmes
Programme 1, Charity's Story: A Report From Keta, Volta Region: http://www.mhcghana.com/audio/5Hbg3acKDu

Programme 2, Charity's Story Part 2: http://www.mhcghana.com/audio/Rdo2nBYTsK

Programme 3, Good News From Kpalbe: http://www.mhcghana.com/audio/gYPtDrx3sF

Programme 4, Is Korle Bu Hospital at Breaking Point?: http://www.mhcghana.com/audio/9pPbivrA8R

Programme 5, Ghana's Empty Blood Banks: http://www.mhcghana.com/audio/JE3rodDvs6

Programme 6, Is Korle Bu a Dumping Ground?: http://www.mhcghana.com/audio/xc8hCkeNiD

Programme 7, Prof. Sai Speaks: http://www.mhcghana.com/audio/mpbKdiLTN6

Programme 8, Ghana's Most Equipped Hospital: Has the Trauma and Specialist Hospital Got It All?: http://www.mhcghana.com/audio/8vxT6wK13Z

Programme 9, Setting the Records Straight: http://www.mhcghana.com/audio/NiOElMh6IP

Programme 10, A Profile of Dr. Sylvia Deganus: http://www.mhcghana.com/audio/tHWuR04Orz

Programme 11, The Road to Kute Buem Pt. 1: http://www.mhcghana.com/audio/eVgpARUdJr

Programme 12, The Road to Kute Buem Pt. 2: http://www.mhcghana.com/audio/rwzCFldQ9v

Programme 13, The Tireless Traditional Midwife of Taido: http://www.mhcghana.com/audio/krTTXpOqGF

Programme 14, The Children of Salaga Pt. 1: http://www.mhcghana.com/audio/nrfrXpOqGx

Programme 15, The Children of Salaga Pt. 2: http://www.mhcghana.com/audio/kzfdXeOxGx

Programme 16, The Road to Bomkpa Pt. 1: http://www.mhcghana.com/audio/rvf789eOxG1

Programme 17, The Road to Bomkpa Pt. 2: http://www.mhcghana.com/av/rvf78934x21

Programme 18, The Road to Bomkpa Pt. 3: http://www.mhcghana.com/av/Tvo7886820

Programme 19, Dove: A Place Where Women Cannot Give Birth Pt 1: http://www.mhcghana.com/av/2v578u6120

Programme 20, Dove: A Place Where Women Cannot Give Birth Pt 2: http://www.mhcghana.com/av/yvz782b1r0

Programme 21, I'm Pregnant, Eating Baked Clay Is Good For me: http://www.mhcghana.com/av/5cfca1a85b

Programme 22, Baked Clay Addiction and Pre Natal Care. Are We Wasting Money?: http://www.mhcghana.com/av/4de1e1ad8f

Programme 23, Open The Gate! My Wife Is Dying!: http://www.mhcghana.com/av/34f5990c9d

Programme 24, Open The Gate! My Wife Is Dying. Part 2: http://www.mhcghana.com/av/93d47d88cf

Programme 25, Perfect's Death And The VRA Gate. Is A Just Conclusion In Sight?: http://www.mhcghana.com/av/2579881f08

Programme 26, Rising Deaths From Unsafe Abortions. What Is To Be Done?: http://www.mhcghana.com/av/d07800705f

Some international press:
Women's Media Centre: http://www.womensmediacenter.com/feature/entry/delivering-the-newsghanas-maternal-health-channel

On Soul Beat Africa: http://www.comminit.com/africa/content/maternal-heath-channel

CNN.com: http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/25/opinion/maternal-health-ghana-owusu

The Guardian UK: http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2013/feb/13/ghana-tv-maternal-health

For further information contact,
Betty Blay Ackah
MHC Publicity
Creative Storm Networks
Airport Residential Area
Accra - Ghana
+233 54-031-7136
www.facebook.com/mhcghana
Watch the Maternal Health Channel
GTV Thursdays 8pm, TV3 Fridays 8.30pm