SOGOG holds 2026 Annual General and Scientific Meeting, unveils ‘Kumasi Declaration’ to end maternal mortality by 2030

The declaration and the call were made at the opening of the Society’s 2026 Annual General and Scientific Meeting held in Kumasi, where experts emphasized the need for sustained investment, innovation, and evidence-based interventions to strengthen maternal and reproductive healthcare and achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 3) targets on reducing maternal mortality.

The scientific meeting will examine a wide range of issues relating to maternal and reproductive healthcare, including emergency obstetric care, maternal nutrition, reproductive health policies, family planning, newborn care, pregnancy-related complications and the application of emerging medical technologies in healthcare delivery.

Thomas Okpoti Konney, said that although Ghana had recorded improvements through expanded antenatal care, increased skilled birth attendance and sustained investments in ¹maternal health programmes, many women continued to die from preventable pregnancy and childbirth-related complications.