Togo: How well did health indicators fare in the Maritime region in 2022?
Tuesday, 28 March 2023 13:57 
(Togo First) - Over the past year, more people in Togo’s maritime region have relied on health services. For example, the rate of use of curative care in the region fell from 54% in 2021 to 49% last year, and that of assisted childbirth rose from 67% to 73.5%.
The figures were reviewed last week during a workshop held in Tsevie. Organized by the region’s health directorate, the meeting took place on March 22-24.
According to Agence Togolaise de Presse, the workshop aimed to gather various actors in the sector to conduct a critical and constructive assessment of the activities carried out in 2022. The participants also looked at potential actions to integrate into the region’s new health strategy.
During the workshop, all of the region’s health facilities (public, private, and religious) presented their activities’ results.
Besides the previous figures, the participants also revealed an improvement in the success rate of tuberculosis treatment, from 80% to 84%. It was also indicated that all women who needed a subsidized C-section could have the surgery.
In contrast to these improvements, other indicators such as maternal mortality due to obstetric causes, mortality due to malaria in children under 5, and coverage of health personnel needs at the primary care level, did poorly over the period reviewed. Also, the proportion of maternal deaths reported and audited remained low.
It is worth noting that nearly 3 million people live in the maritime region (2.6 million in 2010) - that is over 40% of Togo’s population.
