The phrase “no bed” has, for years, become one of the most painful realities associated with Ghana’s healthcare system.
Numerous families have shared heartbreaking stories of patients dying, being turned away, or waiting for hours to receive medical attention due to a lack of available beds, particularly at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. Despite repeated public concerns and calls for reform, the issue continues to persist, leaving many Ghanaians questioning when a lasting solution will finally be found.
The latest public figure to add her voice to the conversation is Ghanaian musician and entrepreneur, Belinda Nana Ekua Amoah, popularly known as Mzbel, who emotionally questioned why the long-standing challenge remains unresolved.
In a tearful video sighted by Ameyaw Debrah Media, the singer mourned the painful loss of a loved one, who she said died after being unable to secure a bed at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. Visibly emotional, Mzbel questioned whether both past and present governments have genuinely prioritized the healthcare needs of Ghanaians, expressing disappointment that the “no bed” situation has persisted for decades.
According to the ’16yrs’ hitmaker, she has been hearing about the shortage of beds at Korle Bu since childhood and cannot understand why, at 47 years old, the same problem continues to cost lives.
“Are we safe in Ghana? The government we queue to vote for, do they care about us? Do they know what is going on? From my childhood till date, Korle Bu is short of beds. I am 47 years now and from my childhood there is always no bed in Korle Bu… then people will be watched to die. Why are there always no beds in Korle Bu? What is really the problem?”
She added that although death is inevitable, it is especially painful when lives are lost because of preventable shortcomings within the country’s healthcare system.
“Everyone will die, but sometimes if it is due to the lack of basic amenities then it is painful. When will there be enough beds in Korle Bu? Always there are no beds in Korle Bu. As of emergency… we don’t say… it is no more emergency.”
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Mzbel stressed that she does not blame the nurses and doctors who are forced to turn patients away, saying they are not responsible for providing beds or expanding the hospital’s capacity. Instead, she said they are working under extremely difficult conditions.
She placed the responsibility on the government, arguing that it is the state’s duty to adequately equip public health facilities with enough beds and the resources needed to save lives.
“Ghana government, when will there ever be beds in Korle Bu? I will not blame the nurses and doctors because the beds are not there. They are not responsible for bringing beds to the hospital.”
The musician further suggested that if it were election season, political parties would find the means to address the problem in order to win the support of voters.
“If it were election period, wherever the beds would come from, they would come so we vote for you. So I ask again, when will Korle Bu have enough beds? If you are ill and you don’t have money and you go to Korle Bu, you will die because there are no beds in Korle Bu. It is very painful. Every day there are no beds in Korle Bu. This death is painful. You cannot blame the nurses and doctors because they are stressed.”
Mzbel concluded by calling on the current government to urgently address the persistent shortage of beds at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, insisting that too many lives continue to be lost because of the longstanding challenge.
