GRNMA reacts to public disclosure of health workers in Charles Amissah report

The President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Perpetual Ofori-Amanfo, has criticised the decision to publicly disclose the identities of health professionals cited in the investigative report on the death of Charles Amissah.

She argued that the report should have referred only to categories of professionals involved.

Ofor-Amanfo contended that identifying individual doctors and nurses was unnecessary and could have been avoided without compromising accountability.

“In putting this information out to the public. I don't think, and we don't think, that it is necessary for all the names of these professionals to have been mentioned out there,” she said.

“At least, to say that the three doctors or to say that the three nurses or to say that the four doctors or whatever would have been ideal,” she indicated.

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Her comments follow the release of findings by a three-member committee chaired by Agyeman Badu Akosah on Wednesday May 6, 2026 which investigated the circumstances surrounding Amissah’s death after he was reportedly turned away by three health facilities.

The committee submitted its report to the Ministry of Health and Parliament’s Health Committee.

According to a report by myjoyonline.com on May 7, 2026, Ofori-Amanfo said the association is yet to formally study the full report, but early details circulating in the media have already raised concerns about how sensitive information was communicated to the public.

She maintained that the matter could have been handled in a way that protected the identities of the professionals while still allowing regulatory bodies and employers to take appropriate action.

“If you are saying that the employer should address the matter or the regulatory body should address the matter, the communications, of course, will go, but there was no need. Is it to name and shame?” she questioned.

The GRNMA president also warned that publicly exposing young health professionals could have lasting emotional and psychological consequences, especially for workers already operating under difficult conditions in Ghana’s healthcare system.

She further argued that the incident reflects broader systemic challenges in emergency healthcare delivery and should not be treated solely as the failure of a few individuals.

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