The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has rallied the collaboration of the public to support its operations of the novel Obstetric Triage Implementation Package (OTIP) at 76 health facilities across the country.
Aimed at diminishing maternal and neonatal mortality rates, the OTIP process uses a straightforward, yet effective methodology utilising colour-coded wristbands to prioritise pregnant women based on the severity of their conditions by specially trained health personnel.
It encompasses an initial screening and assessment of patients according to the urgency and gravity of their medical situations, ensuring that those in critical need receive prompt care, while others are attended to in an orderly manner.
Generally, the new approach represents a change from the known practice, where patients, particularly pregnant women in distress, had to wait in long queues to be seen by a medical doctor, regardless of the urgency of their health condition.
