What is a mortuary and its purpose?

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• Moses 11 years ago

  I agree in toto,

  I agree in toto,

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• KWAA 11 years ago

  You are damn right but will anybody listen to you? Who listens or read such articles from the government? Do they even care how bodies are handled in the mortuary? My brother I wish your article will make a difference.

  You are damn right but will anybody listen to you? Who listens or read such articles from the government? Do they even care how bodies are handled in the mortuary? My brother I wish your article will make a difference.

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• Nipanua 11 years ago

  Were significantly different from ealier ones I had made in times past! We dealt with private facilities,and since we knew the operators,the services received compared favourably with what we had become accustomed to outside ...
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  Were significantly different from ealier ones I had made in times past! We dealt with private facilities,and since we knew the operators,the services received compared favourably with what we had become accustomed to outside our shores. They even provide a contingent of ballbearers for a small fee.
  I recall way back in the 60`s and 70`s having to deal with a morgue attendant,who had been elevated to the status of a 'tin-god' called Samaale, who at worked the the KATH facility. People thronged to his private residence,with gifts, to strike 'special deals',in order to receive "good" service for the departed relative.
  The pathologists stationed there,were more than happy to use the gentleman to extract unofficial fees from bereaved families,who willingly obliged. 'Big' people also engaged in queue jumping because of their prior dealings with the staff.
  Given the lucrative nature of the funeral business,I hope bold and smart entreprenuers will enter the undertaker industry and provide door-to-door service to clients. Dealing with professional funeral homes or directors,will definitely ease the congestion and confusion families have to put up with at morgues on the eve of burial days,usually Fridays.

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• Ozzi, New York 11 years ago

  Please, understand that we are helping to shape public policy not private otherwise there is no use in crying over this issue. After all most people for which the government must consider cannot use private service. Of course ...
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  Please, understand that we are helping to shape public policy not private otherwise there is no use in crying over this issue. After all most people for which the government must consider cannot use private service. Of course private service for good business ought not provide anything mediocre.

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• Ozzi, New York 11 years ago

  First time I realized the power mortuary attendants weave in the local health centers in Ghana was at the age of about 10 years at the Okomfo Anokye in Kumasi when an attendant refused to cart away 3 corpses from the ward at ...
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  First time I realized the power mortuary attendants weave in the local health centers in Ghana was at the age of about 10 years at the Okomfo Anokye in Kumasi when an attendant refused to cart away 3 corpses from the ward at the same time on the same trolley and everyone was on their knees. The corpses were dead little kids who died from severe burns on admission at the ward. To me this whole thing about the breakdown of supervision is because they are feared for the work they do, dealing with dead bodies. They are untouchables, period.

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• CN 11 years ago

  Privatisation could improve services. Start with a few and observe the results beforing going on mass

  Privatisation could improve services. Start with a few and observe the results beforing going on mass

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