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Lack of hospital beds cause father to lose son

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  • nii 7 years ago

    edey be keke .mahama is a fool he killed atta mills.

  • MR OBJECTIVE 7 years ago

    ASK PRESIDENT MAHAMA THE NON-PROIRITIZATION OF THE SO-CALLED INFRASTRUCTURES.

  • Mr Bond 7 years ago

    Folks,those fool who want thief John Dramani Mahama to toaso is digging their own grave prematurely.Folks,Thief John Dramani Mahama has borrowed 248 billion GHC and hospitals lack beds is unprecedented and he will fly his kid ...
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  • WOYOME $51 MILLION 7 years ago

    WOYOME $51 MILLION AND THE CASE SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND APPROPRIATE ACTION TAKEN

  • Good servant 7 years ago

    Insult is not the answer.

  • omotuo 7 years ago

    Vote jm.

  • Kwasi Asamoah 7 years ago

    When Mahama was building hospitals, roads and schools, you people were criticising him and said you were hungry. You told Mahama to TWASO!Now you see? President Mahama please TOASO.

  • Nana Danso 7 years ago

    Professor Kwasi Amponsah, no one is against infrastructural development. What we are saying is that all sectors must be developed concurrently. In other words, there has to be a balanced approach.

  • . hmmm 7 years ago

    Is nt abt many hospitals, the materials to work with

  • Kabum Komfrafa 7 years ago

    WHAT IS THE SENSE IN BUILDING AND REFURBISHING HOSPITALS OTHER THAN FOR INFLATE TO LOOT OPPORTUNITIES WHEN THE FLAGSHIP HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY LACKS THINGS AS BASIC AS BEDS?

  • METWEEEEW 7 years ago

    Vindicated about what? About collapsing our health system? John mahama thought Ghana was the size of Bole never did he think of 10 regions but not a village. He behaves like he never lived in a city before,I don't blame him ...
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  • Yaw 7 years ago

    Doctors and nurses need to be held accountable for their stupidity. This can never happened in the West. I lost my mum b'cos of their unprofessional attitude. The case is in court and also the same

  • jacksparrow 7 years ago

    my son has developed CP due to delay to delivery by doctors at Tema General hospital. which is now affecting the marriage. am spending huge on medication for the boy.

  • Samuel 7 years ago

    Oooooo.Am very sorry for that.am a medical student and it hurts me paaa.ooooo

  • Steve electronics CT. 7 years ago

    Politicians line themselves with expensive luxurious trucks instead of hospital beds, because they will go abroad for medical treatment.why do you think we don't get respect from the western countries ?? wake up Black man ! ...
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  • Dr Jay 7 years ago

    You can not blame doctors alone for this mess but your corrupt politicians.

    1. I'm confident if Ghanaian Hospitals have holding areas for critical cases such as this it would have turn out good.

    2. You're asking docto ...
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  • . hmmm 7 years ago

    Very true

  • Nova, USA 7 years ago

    Until the culture,responsibility and governance over Ghanaian doctors are overhauled, Ghanaians will continue to face these catastrophic medical outcomes/death. Most doctors in Ghana tend to be arrogant, don't understand the ...
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  • Youli 7 years ago

    Ghana when are we going to grow up?

  • Paa Nii 7 years ago

    I firming place ALL blame at the door of this USELESS incompetent government. Its definitely time for change.

  • James 7 years ago

    Go to Ridge hospital next time

  • Adjah 7 years ago

    I bet Ridge would have referred him to korle bu where all the specialists are. It is nice to maintain and renovate hospitals but without the specialists/relevant medical personnel, people are still going to die needlessly. Mo ...
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  • Yaa Nyamekye. 7 years ago

    They don't care at all. Hmmmm my condolences good daddy.

  • Kachina 7 years ago

    Improvement in all areas needed

  • Asirifi, Texas, USA 7 years ago

    Typical Ghanaian doctors who choose to do politics and go on stupid demonstrations to blackmail governments for more more money . They are good for nothing . Bro.take them to court. That is malpractice at its highest firm ...
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  • tabs 7 years ago

    its easy to point fingers. my condolences to the dad. we are all victims of the system we all do not fix from the road sweeper to the president, everyone needs to do their job in a dedicated and conscientious way without need ...
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  • Dr Jay 7 years ago

    If there are no holding areas for critical cases then sorry. Here in US there are holding areas for critical cases Plus electronic medical records. Your leaders in Ghana have chosen to pocket funds needed to upgrade or provid ...
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  • Emma, 7 years ago

    This is unfortunate, but this is Ghana for you. After this belligerent attitude by the doctors n nusrses towards vulnerable Ghanaians, they pick their Bible n match to the church auditorium to worship God. We preach virtue n ...
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  • John k. 7 years ago

    Sorry for your loss but somebody has to hold accountable. This is unethical and the doctor who said the hospital don't have bed has to lose his license.

  • pk 7 years ago

    This is not a matter of lack of beds. The artificial situation has been created for ulterior motives. Don't put the blame on government and shun away from calling 'a spade a spade'. He needed critical care and the opportunity ...
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  • Black man with black sense 7 years ago

    The National Health Insurance is good but the NPP should have built hospitals like NDC is doing to accommodate the people. Give Mahama the chance to build the Hospital and Roads he is building if you love Ghana.

  • Nanagogoggb,, 7 years ago

    stupid building hospitals and the doctors are fraustrating people,and no beds ,what is the sense

  • Kokuvi Da Togolese 7 years ago

    No beds, no nurses, no doctors and yet the incompetent, money-grabbing thieves in NDC keep making noise.

  • ROSEMARY 7 years ago

    NDC only loves contract sole sourcing as avenue to steal...... ONLY BUILDING AND LOOTING THROUGH CONTRACT SOLE SOURCING....

    Extremely greedy and selfish JOHNMAHAMA.......

    In case you didn't know:
    Dr Esi Ansah of Ashe ...
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  • ROSEMARY 7 years ago

    Because of CONTRACT SOLE SOURCING, NDC IS ONLY INTERESTED IN BUILDING AND BLOATING COSTS.... ..

    NEVER INTERESTED IN IMPROVING SERVICE DELIVERY.......


    SO POOR MAINTENANCE IS THE ORDER OF THE DAY..... AND POOR SUPPLY ...
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  • Yaw k 7 years ago

    The is the country blessed with natural resources . Politicians want to kill for power but lacks the common sense to govern. I feel sorry for the Ghanaian child

  • Fine boy 7 years ago

    Very sad.

  • Eunice 7 years ago

    This is nonsense in Ghana, God will punish them.

  • ROSEMARY 7 years ago

    Oooohhh GHANA paaaaa bi this?


    Extremely greedy and selfish JOHNMAHAMA.......

    In case you didn't know:
    Dr Esi Ansah of Ashesi University writes:

    "When people chant "toaso", what exactly do they want this administ ...
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  • Angry Man 7 years ago

    SAD! SAD! SAD! Can we raise money for this father who has lost so much due in part to bureaucracy and STUPIDITY...What comes first? Dying son or a FOLDER...If this is all true, where are the Brains that make decisions I wonde ...
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  • iddrisu Nava Pio 7 years ago

    This is Ghana . When Mahama and his family and friends are building castles, our sick are dying for lack of beds and our women give birth in unsanitary environment. This curse in the person of Mahama shall be exorcise from Gh ...
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  • KOJO MENSAH 7 years ago

    Iam very very sorry about the death of your son, Ghanaian Doctors, are not reallyabel, next time trust in God.

  • WATCH OOO 7 years ago

    IF THE EXISTING ONES ARE NOT RESOURCED ADEQUATELY? WHY? SOMETIMES IT MAKES ME THINK BECAUSE ONE CAN EASILY POCKET 10% ON NEW PROJECTS.

  • Dr Jay 7 years ago

    Sad sad but you got the underlying problem.Good for you.

  • ObaaYaa 7 years ago

    Hi Ghanaians, lets call a spade,a spade our Health care system is not good. We shdnt blame a nurse nor a doctor. Lets reason together and build a better Ghana.

  • SAY IT AS IT IS 7 years ago

    If this fool thinks what he is saying makes sense then i can understand when people say his followers are people he is talking to knowing they can't make srnse of whatever tbey say and just follow them.
    NNANA AKUOFO ADDO SA ...
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  • ObaaYaa 7 years ago

    There shd no blame game here and there. The western countries health insurance is not a joke as we feel what we pay in Ghana is health insurance. Its aweawe money compared to America or Britain etc.

  • kwame 7 years ago

    Mass what do mean trust in God. How do mean. What exactly should he have done that means he was trusting God. Pray when you in the same situation ur God will. Deliver you.

  • mourinho. 7 years ago

    To be frank, most ghanaians doctors and nurses are evil. they dont have sympathy at all, they think they wont die but i bet dat we all die and their place of abode is de bottom of hell. Thunder fire dem alll.

  • Nana Akropon 7 years ago

    As soon as I saw DAILY GUIDE I stopped reading

  • gbagbladza 7 years ago

    Aboa, what has this got to do with JM. We talking about serious negligence and lacksical attidudes of our health professionals and u still want to bring in JM, aboa. Bro, have my condolences and head to the court to sue these ...
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  • Kaakie 7 years ago

    Sooooo sad!!!! Most doctors and nurses do not go to the field because of passion. They go bcz of money. Carelessness is just increasing at our hospitals. Sooo bad and sad. God help us. 19yr old boy just died like that. The an ...
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  • AFOKO/ KWABENA, AGYAPONG. 7 years ago

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  • Nana Danso 7 years ago

    Oh Ghana!! Can this happen in Dubai? They have fly overs too. Something is basically wrong with Ghana. Whatever it is that is wrong with Ghana must be resolved on December 7th.

  • Princess 7 years ago

    And dead goat Mahama thinks Ghana's infrastructure is better than the U.S., go figure.

  • James Naru 7 years ago

    Nana Danso you are wrong. The attitude of our Doctors and nurses in general is wrong. The change in government is not going to fix that. It was like this during NPP period and the same thing under NDC
    Our professionals ha ...
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  • Mas 7 years ago

    A Doctor seeing someone dying and says he don't have bed to treat the person is not a Doctor.. check their certificates. They are fake Doctors. Emergency is Emergency. You can treat a person on the floor if its Emergency Thi ...
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  • Dr Jay 7 years ago

    This was a potential surgical complication so we need better place to evaluate such case not on the floor. Sorry.

  • Mas 7 years ago

    So you rather let the person to die.. Good job

  • DrJay 7 years ago

    This is a very sad case. My sympathy to the Father.

    I greatly suspect potential complication from previous surgery.

    1.I would have required follow up earlier.
    2.I would have triage this critical boy to at least to st ...
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  • Tayo 7 years ago

    Mr President please comment on this. I have a vote for you please. it is 50/ + 1. I f you are busy then please let Fiiifi Kwetey comment.

  • Jack 7 years ago

    There was no ambulance in Korle Bu hospital because they are all assembled somewhere secret in Accra to carry ballot papers on December 7.

  • WOYOME $51 MILLION 7 years ago

    WOYOME $51 MILLION

  • Nana Nkrumah 7 years ago

    These public medical centres and their personnel in Ghana are so disgusting in their lack of HR skills. Negligence and the absence to do the right thing at the right time result in unnecessary deaths that could be easily pre ...
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  • OBINNA 7 years ago

    PARLIAMENT SHOULD FOCUS ON THE REAL PROBLEMS IN GHANA INSTEAD OF PLAYING POLITICS WITH THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE. A PATIENT TREATMENT LAW SHOULD BE PASSED IN GHANA DETAILING HOW PATIENTS ARRIVING IN HOSPITALS SHOULD BE HANDLED. ...
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  • Kwesi 7 years ago

    GHANAIANS MUST NOT CHANGE THE RULING NDC GOV. FOR NPP BECAUSE NPP WILL HALT ALL DEVELOPMENTS IN GHANA

  • Kwesi 7 years ago

    The youth of GHANA must take agriculture serious by producing more food to feed themselves.If more food is available on the market there will be happiness .

  • Dr. CHAKACHAKA, USA. 7 years ago

    This is very pathetic. My condolence to the bereaved family. As for these unprofessional doctors, only God can judge their attitude to work. They should have even scheduled a shorter period at the initial stages after the dis ...
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  • nkomhyehene 7 years ago

    Nii or whosoever, you are an idiot. how can you drag president name into this? instead holding the institutions accountable, we always politicise every issue in Ghana. it's very painful my brother but take heart. these are un ...
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  • ISSA CAMBORE/ALABAR 7 years ago

    BUT MAHAMA'S WIFE HAS ODDESITY TO DONATE HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT TO IVORY COAST. READ "LAMENTATIONS CHAPTER 1

  • Paa 7 years ago

    You are a big and irresponsible idiot so called Bond. How many beds did your thief ex President and his cabinet added not to mention one hospital. If the NPP IN THEIR 8YEARS PUT UP ONE ADDITIONAL HOSPITAL MOST OF THIS WON'T ...
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  • atta 7 years ago

    Have u seen how ur stupid pepeni presidents is.instead of him working to putting up facilities such as hospital beds,oxygen,dialysis machines,paying doctors nd nurses on time,filling potholes on our roads,providing all the ex ...
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  • Adviser 7 years ago

    Complain by the International Court for Human Rights about the Ministry of Health Ghana. Complainments and Lawyers there are free.

  • KAKANKO 7 years ago

    YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO SUE THE HOSPITAL FOR THE DEATH OF YOUR SON.THEY DID NOT TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO SAVE HIM.