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The handover ceremony of equipment to 11 districts was conducted on 30th October in 2020 at Adum Presby Guest House in Kumasi by Ashanti Regional Health Directorate (RHD). Dr. Emmanuel Tinkorang, Director of RHD, Dr. Yaw Ofori Yeboah, Deputy Director of Public health (DDPH), Ms. Olivia Timpo, Regional Nutritionist, and the District Health Directors in 11 districts attended. The equipment provided was MCHRB 14,500, weight scale 50, Hemoglobin analyzer 47, Cuvette 596, and Lancet 1,192. With the equipment provided it is expected to contribute to provide quality maternal child health and nutrition services utilizing the MCH RB. Additionally, the office equipment such as printers, toners and papers were also provided for printing checklist and other reports for Monitoring and Supervision (M&S). M&S will be conducted to assess the skills of health workers and give proper guidance on technical skills of the quality MCHN services such as measurement of weight and height, counseling skills, and recording skills.