The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has called on the Speaker, Alban Bagbin, to summon the managements of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Police Hospital, and Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge Hospital) before the Parliamentary Health Committee.
This follows the death of 29-year-old engineer Charles Amissah, who reportedly died after being denied emergency medical care at the three facilities following a hit-and-run accident on February 6, 2026.
Amissah, an employee of Promasidor Ghana Limited, sustained severe injuries in the incident at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle Overpass in Accra. He was transported by ambulance but was allegedly turned away from the Police Hospital, Ridge Hospital, and Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital due to claims of no available beds, leading to a delay of nearly three hours before he succumbed to his injuries.
Speaking on the floor of Parliament, Afenyo-Markin, the Member of Parliament for Effutu, emphasized that the matter cannot be left unresolved and that anyone found culpable must face sanctions as a deterrent.
He urged the Speaker to direct the summoning of the Chief Executive Officers and heads of the emergency units of the three hospitals involved. They should be required to provide duty rosters and bed occupancy records from the night of the incident.
“The Health Committee must conduct a thorough investigation to establish whether the 2018 Ghana Health Service directive on emergency care was breached, and determine if professional misconduct or negligence occurred,” Afenyo-Markin stated.
He added: “If misconduct is established, sanctions must follow; if negligence is proven, prosecution must follow.”
The Minority Leader also appealed to the Ghana Police Service to intensify efforts to track down and apprehend the driver responsible for the hit-and-run.
“I call upon the Ghana Police Service to deploy every resource, investigative technique and intelligence capability at their disposal to track down and apprehend this individual,” he said.
The incident has sparked widespread public outrage and renewed discussions about the “no bed syndrome” in Ghana’s healthcare system, with investigations already launched by the Health Ministry, HeFRA, and actions taken by Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, including the interdiction of staff.
