Former President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Roland Affail Monney has called for accountability and urgent reforms within Ghana’s healthcare and security sectors following the controversial death of an engineer allegedly denied emergency medical care under the country’s recurring “no bed syndrome.”
Speaking during a panel discussion on Joy News on the topic ‘Medical Negligence: System or Personal Problem?’, Mr. Affail Monney described the incident as one of the darkest moments in the country’s recent history.
“Since February 2026, we occupy one of the darkest spaces in our history,” he stated, referring to the incident in which the engineer reportedly died after several hospitals allegedly refused to provide emergency treatment.
According to him, regardless of ongoing legal debates surrounding the definition of medical negligence, the focus should remain on ensuring justice and preventing similar occurrences in the future.
“We are not interested in the legal tussle. Rather, we are interested that justice should be done,” he stressed.
Mr. Affail Monney condemned the refusal of emergency care to critically ill patients, describing it as unacceptable and inhumane. “No medical facility should turn away a patient who is in a life-threatening situation. This is wickedness in its most naked nastiness,” he said.
While acknowledging that medical professionals are human and capable of making mistakes, he urged health practitioners to show greater compassion toward patients in critical conditions.
“Doctors are human, so they are meant to make mistakes. But in your own courtyard, you have issues. People who are into medicine and nursing sometimes do not pay heed to the suffering of human beings in critical conditions,” he noted.
He also called on government to improve healthcare infrastructure and ensure that hospitals are adequately equipped to meet the healthcare needs of citizens.
The discussion also touched on the unresolved hit-and-run case linked to the engineer, Charles Amissah’s death, with concerns raised over the inability of the police to apprehend the suspect despite the widespread installation of surveillance cameras across Accra.
Contributing to the discussion, Energy expert, Kojo Nsafoah Poku questioned why the police had still not identified the driver involved in the incident. “What beats my imagination is that up to today, the police have not been able to arrest the hit-and-run driver,” he stated.
He argued that with the extensive surveillance systems installed across the capital, authorities should have been able to track the suspect.
“With all the cameras we’ve invested in around the country, the police should bow their heads in shame. It’s not possible that somebody would do a hit-and-run in Accra and the police are unable to track the person,” he said.
Kojo Nsafoah Poku further stressed the need for justice and closure for the bereaved family, insisting that the continued freedom of the suspect raises serious concerns about the effectiveness of the country’s security infrastructure.
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