Ghana's healthcare access surpasses that of the UK - UK-based Ghanaian

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Onaapo 1 year ago

You're 1000% right for the past three months they keep on changing my appointment date

You're 1000% right for the past three months they keep on changing my appointment date
HAHAHA I CANT HELP BUT JUST LAUGH. IS THIS THE EXTENT TO WHICH YOU HAVE TAKEN THE PROPAGANDA? 1 year ago

Is this the extent to which the NPP has taken their propaganda. These liars will never rest. God punish you for all these lies

Is this the extent to which the NPP has taken their propaganda. These liars will never rest. God punish you for all these lies
iPRONOUNCE 1 year ago

We agree, madam. So please come back to Ghana. Why then did you go there, in the first place?

We agree, madam. So please come back to Ghana. Why then did you go there, in the first place?
Ghanaman 1 year ago

In some hospitals here, the doctor starts writing your prescription as soon as you greet, beginning with paracetamol....

In some hospitals here, the doctor starts writing your prescription as soon as you greet, beginning with paracetamol....
NOOOOO! ONLY IF YOU CAN PAY FOR THE SERVICES. WHAT IS HAPPENING ABROAD? 1 year ago

This is only true only if you can afford to pay to see a doctor,pay for the various necessary investigations such as blood tests ,xrays,scans etc in Ghana. Also only if you can afford to be ripped off by many Ghanaian private ...
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This is only true only if you can afford to pay to see a doctor,pay for the various necessary investigations such as blood tests ,xrays,scans etc in Ghana. Also only if you can afford to be ripped off by many Ghanaian private clinics who saddle you with unnecessary investigations and treatments. Access to good healthcare may apply if you live in the cities or bigger towns where there are decent medical services.If you live in a remote rural village with no good roads or means of communication this could be a quick death sentence if you fall ill.So let's stop this nonsense about better access in Ghana compared to that in developed countries.
On the other hand many Western Health Systems are collapsing because of the ongoing general economic deterioration in many of these so-called developed countries. The soaring cost of living if it persists at the current rate in these countries may well cause their Healthcare to become "Third World" in a decade or two. The general trend now in most Western countries is DOWNWARDS,partly because of the persistent misallocation of dwindling resources by the clueless leaders found in most of these countries which continues to worsen their already massive eye-watering national debt levels.
If you are a Ghanaian living in the West you need to be aware of the worsening economic picture there and especially the growing geopolitical risks of catastrophic war and how this could affect you and your family. The insouciance or nonchalance of the populations of these countries conditioned by decades of peace and relative prosperity is very troubling.
Mr Pounds Man 1 year ago

Most of the divorced single mothers don't like to work, so keep lying all the time for sick notes and now some of the GP’S do not take them seriously. In UK your first point of contact is to call for an appointments with yo ...
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Most of the divorced single mothers don't like to work, so keep lying all the time for sick notes and now some of the GP’S do not take them seriously. In UK your first point of contact is to call for an appointments with your GP, if the GP diagnosis and find anything serious behind what they are allowed to do will then refer you to the Hospital and you can also call for ambulance or go to the accident and emergency with certain illness such as been involved in accident, struggling to breathe, other injuries etc
Wasteman 1 year ago

SPEAKING ENGLISH ALONE DOES NOT MAKE YOU INTELLIGENT...IF YOU UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF HEALTHCARE ACCESS YOU WILL NOT BE SITTING THERE RUNNING YOUR STUPID MOUTH LIKE THAT... OR YOU THINK ONLY YOU HAVE TRAVELED TO THE UK??!

SPEAKING ENGLISH ALONE DOES NOT MAKE YOU INTELLIGENT...IF YOU UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF HEALTHCARE ACCESS YOU WILL NOT BE SITTING THERE RUNNING YOUR STUPID MOUTH LIKE THAT... OR YOU THINK ONLY YOU HAVE TRAVELED TO THE UK??!
Critical 1 year ago

Why are u insulting the woman she is just like all people who don’t understand issues but generalize things
It is in Ghana that people want doctors to attend to patients the moment they enter the medical facility
People s ...
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Why are u insulting the woman she is just like all people who don’t understand issues but generalize things
It is in Ghana that people want doctors to attend to patients the moment they enter the medical facility
People should be educated on preliminary observation before medication can be prescribed
Worried citizen 1 year ago

This lady doesn't know what she's talj8ng about....in Europe when someone is sick goes to the doctor not hospital...if the matter needs hospital care your doctor will book an appointment or send you straight! In ghana we don' ...
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This lady doesn't know what she's talj8ng about....in Europe when someone is sick goes to the doctor not hospital...if the matter needs hospital care your doctor will book an appointment or send you straight! In ghana we don't have doctors coming on house visits and no doctors with offices...so people have no choice than to go hospital to get healtcare....that's the different,nothing superior about it
Blackman 1 year ago

True same in Canada. You have to book an appointment with the doctor.....

True same in Canada. You have to book an appointment with the doctor.....

Concern citizen 1 year ago

Why this insult. Though Ghana is not better but we are better than some countries. Do we think abroad is easy, travel and see fellow Ghanaians. If you think is easy just pick your passport and travel to where you can leave pe ...
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Why this insult. Though Ghana is not better but we are better than some countries. Do we think abroad is easy, travel and see fellow Ghanaians. If you think is easy just pick your passport and travel to where you can leave peacefully and stop the unnecessary noise
Kk 1 year ago

Madam stop talking nonsense...u think uk health workers will go and leave a sick woman in a bush just bcus no relative as it happens here.....

Madam stop talking nonsense...u think uk health workers will go and leave a sick woman in a bush just bcus no relative as it happens here.....
Kk 1 year ago

Ghana is a great country!

Ghana is a great country!
Nana 1 year ago

Ghana is a shithole country,in uk you get same day appointment with your personal doctor that woman is laying,even foxes and birds are attended to when they are reported ill..

Ghana is a shithole country,in uk you get same day appointment with your personal doctor that woman is laying,even foxes and birds are attended to when they are reported ill..
Kweku Yeboah, London 1 year ago

This woman is very ignorant. In the UK if you are seriously ill you can dial 999 and call an ambulance and it will pick you at your house within 15 minutes and take you to the hospital and be treated. It is non life threateni ...
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This woman is very ignorant. In the UK if you are seriously ill you can dial 999 and call an ambulance and it will pick you at your house within 15 minutes and take you to the hospital and be treated. It is non life threatening illness that you go to your family doctor. There is no way healthcare in Ghana is better than the UK. If you have money or health insurance in the UK you don't experience any waiting list which is a frustration sometimes on the UK NHS.
BOY KOFI 1 year ago

Another Dutch passport version in UK.
UK is an advanced country and you should not expect the same Ghana ways and means there.
In advanced countries you don't just walk to hospital to see a doctor.
People have their person ...
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Another Dutch passport version in UK.
UK is an advanced country and you should not expect the same Ghana ways and means there.
In advanced countries you don't just walk to hospital to see a doctor.
People have their personal doctors or community doctors that you can visit with an appointment or without.
These are the doctors who are very close to you and can examine your problem quickly.It's only when the problem is very serious that hospital comes in.
In Ghana,only the rich could afford personal doctors and visit private clinics.
In UK,you don't have to be rich or poor to receive treatment or pay before service.
Madam,go to Ghana hospital today with your sickness and see what will happen to you.Tnx.
Stone 1 year ago

Madam please relocate back to Ghana if what you are saying is true.
Even beds are lacking in our hospitals.

Madam please relocate back to Ghana if what you are saying is true.
Even beds are lacking in our hospitals.
dashiki 1 year ago

gyimie nkoaa, call the ambulance here in ghana and see if there will be a response.
madness!

gyimie nkoaa, call the ambulance here in ghana and see if there will be a response.
madness!
Ghanaba Babs in the Diaspora 1 year ago

Not true

Not true
Duka daya 1 year ago

Quickly relocate and enjoy first class health services. Such simplistic comparisons is what makes the average African gullible. Our politicians behave same way and we just remain enslaved

Quickly relocate and enjoy first class health services. Such simplistic comparisons is what makes the average African gullible. Our politicians behave same way and we just remain enslaved

Asuom 1 year ago

My dear. Yes if only you have money and that is also in UK
In Ghana and everywhere you will go through numerous expensive and unnecessary tests before you could diagnose or even seen to
How many can afford that
Only the ri ...
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My dear. Yes if only you have money and that is also in UK
In Ghana and everywhere you will go through numerous expensive and unnecessary tests before you could diagnose or even seen to
How many can afford that
Only the rich can be cured
Jonas 1 year ago

What this woman said is not true. You can go to any Accident and Emergency ward in a hospital to get medical attention immediately if your case is serious or you think is serious. You will then see a nurse who will triage you ...
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What this woman said is not true. You can go to any Accident and Emergency ward in a hospital to get medical attention immediately if your case is serious or you think is serious. You will then see a nurse who will triage you before seeing a doctor if necessary. You can call 118 for medical advice. You can see your local area GP if you are registered with them by walk-in at certain times or by appointment between Monday to Friday.
Jonas 1 year ago

My above comment pertains to the UK Healthcare system. I lived there for 28yrs and now settled in Ghana

My above comment pertains to the UK Healthcare system. I lived there for 28yrs and now settled in Ghana
Slim 1 year ago

Then come home, idiot!

Then come home, idiot!
Goodman 1 year ago

If you don't have papers in this country to access healthcare, stop lying. Only an idiot will compare nhs to nhis. NKWAASIAFUO CRIMINALS

If you don't have papers in this country to access healthcare, stop lying. Only an idiot will compare nhs to nhis. NKWAASIAFUO CRIMINALS
+Jojo 1 year ago

Access alone doesn't deliver good health care quality. Ghanaians may have access but do they get good quality health care with ill-equipped hospitals and doctors who prescribe codeine even before the patient narrates her feel ...
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Access alone doesn't deliver good health care quality. Ghanaians may have access but do they get good quality health care with ill-equipped hospitals and doctors who prescribe codeine even before the patient narrates her feelings? Right now 37 has no X-ray equipment and Korle Bu lacks many basic equipment. So what's this woman shouting about?
Asuoba kyere Denkyem 1 year ago

If you think so, then relocate to Ghana.

If you think so, then relocate to Ghana.
Andreas 1 year ago

I am surprised a lot of people are picking on this lady. I wouldn't have believed her until I experienced some last Thursday (June 27th). A friend was in a life threatening situation and called me but I asked her to call the ...
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I am surprised a lot of people are picking on this lady. I wouldn't have believed her until I experienced some last Thursday (June 27th). A friend was in a life threatening situation and called me but I asked her to call the 999. It took them 53 minutes to send an Uber (not ambulance) to pick her though we pay NHS fee of over £1050 yearly. The whole of Thursday was about unnecessary tests,missing results etc. I felt it's because she's not a citizen. She was discharged without any diagnosis and had to return on Friday mornings till evening before being diagnosed and given medication. Healthcare here is very faustrating.
kwani 1 year ago

aboa beast come and live ghana if ghana healthcare is better than uk,gyiimiiiiiiiiiiii

aboa beast come and live ghana if ghana healthcare is better than uk,gyiimiiiiiiiiiiii
Farouk 1 year ago

This lady is a bloody LIAR! Ghana's NHIS scheme is a sham!!! DON'T GET US ANGRY!

This lady is a bloody LIAR! Ghana's NHIS scheme is a sham!!! DON'T GET US ANGRY!

NAF, ALEXANDRIA, USA 1 year ago

IT APPEARS SHE DOES NOT SEEM TO UNDERSTAND HEALTH DELIVERY IN THE WEST. OVER HERE IN THE USA AND CANADA, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT IF YOU NEED TO SEE A DOCTOR. BUT YOU CAN VISIT 'A WALK-IN" FACILITY FOR MEDICAL ...
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IT APPEARS SHE DOES NOT SEEM TO UNDERSTAND HEALTH DELIVERY IN THE WEST. OVER HERE IN THE USA AND CANADA, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT IF YOU NEED TO SEE A DOCTOR. BUT YOU CAN VISIT 'A WALK-IN" FACILITY FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION. INNOVA HEALTH CARE ETC IN VIRGINIA (IN THE DMV ).
H Aborbi 1 year ago

She did not say what happens after "you simply walk into the hospital". How long do you wait, what kind of treatment do you get? We need such information to be able to evaluate her statement

She did not say what happens after "you simply walk into the hospital". How long do you wait, what kind of treatment do you get? We need such information to be able to evaluate her statement
Shine your eyes Ghanaians 1 year ago

I think this lady isn't thinking straight. There walking centres as well as GP appointment, NHS 111 service if it is not serious. How many MPs and Ministers patronise Ghana Health services? Please stop the misinformation ab ...
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I think this lady isn't thinking straight. There walking centres as well as GP appointment, NHS 111 service if it is not serious. How many MPs and Ministers patronise Ghana Health services? Please stop the misinformation about UK. Its beautiful country with beautiful people and beautiful systems.
Esi 1 year ago

The lady did not tell the whole trait he about accessing UK health system.
She can easily use other options for immediate treatment; such as calling the ambulance service which provides immediate medical attention without go ...
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The lady did not tell the whole trait he about accessing UK health system.
She can easily use other options for immediate treatment; such as calling the ambulance service which provides immediate medical attention without going through the normal appointment process.
She can also call NHS 111 phone for phone medical attention without any appointment.
To compare Ghana and the UK in terms of health delivery as she sought to do with her conclusion is NOT factually accurate.
Canawoo 1 year ago

Please if you think the health system in ghana is better than the uk, no one is holding you to continue your stay in the uk period. Or you can better fly to ghana and receive your medical treatment. You have the choice.

Please if you think the health system in ghana is better than the uk, no one is holding you to continue your stay in the uk period. Or you can better fly to ghana and receive your medical treatment. You have the choice.
Jack Toronto 1 year ago

No where cool

No where cool
Sam 1 year ago

She should go and live on Ghana them.

She should go and live on Ghana them.
JDM 1 year ago

stupid pokies and blatant lies! if you are unwell during out of hours of your GP clinic, you go to A&E and you will be seen immediately depending on the seriousness of your illness

stupid pokies and blatant lies! if you are unwell during out of hours of your GP clinic, you go to A&E and you will be seen immediately depending on the seriousness of your illness

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