Also known as: Prof. Akosa · Mr Akosa · Professor Akosa · Akosa · Professor Agyeman Badu Akosa
Agyeman Badu Akosa — chairs the committee investigating engineer Charles Amissah's death from medical neglect at three Accra hospitals.
Led a three-member government committee investigating the February 2026 death of engineer Charles Amissah, which concluded that medical neglect and emergency care failures at three major Accra hospitals were preventable and directly caused his death. The committee's report prompted the Health Minister to direct disciplinary action against health professionals at the Police Hospital, Greater Accra Regional Hospital, and Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.
Former COCOBOD Head of Public Affairs Fiifi Boafo has urged a balanced approach following the investigative report into Charles Amissah's death, calling for both structural reforms in Ghana's healthcare system and scrutiny of individuals involved, while warning against the report gathering dust without action.
22 hours ago · Joy Online →
Former COCOBOD Head of Public Affairs Fiifi Boafo has urged a balanced approach following the investigative report into Charles Amissah's death, calling for both structural reforms in Ghana's healthcare system and scrutiny of individuals involved, while warning against the report gathering dust without action.
22 hours ago · Joy Online →
A government-appointed committee investigating the death of 29-year-old engineer Charles Amissah concluded that medical neglect and denial of emergency care after he was turned away by three major Accra hospitals caused his death. The committee found serious failures in emergency response and patient management at the Police Hospital, Greater Accra Regional Hospital, and Korle Bu Teaching Hospital following a hit-and-run accident on 6 February 2026.
7 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Dr Eli Atukpui, former Registrar of the Medical and Dental Council, has called on the Health Minister to formally refer the report on Charles Amissah's death to the Medical and Dental Council to initiate disciplinary action against any culpable practitioners. He noted that the process could begin once the Minister forwards the report's recommendations to the Council, and that the ministerial committee chairman is also the MDC chairman, making the process straightforward.
7 May 2026 · Joy Online →
A three-member committee investigating Charles Amissah's death has raised concerns about the National Ambulance Service's response, identifying deficiencies in documentation of vital signs, equipment functionality (including a torn blood pressure cuff), and the absence of formal handover procedures between ambulance crews and hospitals. The report highlighted a lack of structured communication systems and proper chain-of-command interaction during the emergency response.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Following a committee report on engineer Charles Amissah's death after a hit-and-run in Accra, the Health Minister has directed disciplinary action against several health professionals at Police Hospital, Greater Accra Regional Hospital, and Korle Bu Teaching Hospital for failing to provide care. The committee found serious lapses in emergency response and concluded the death was avoidable.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →
A three-member committee investigating Charles Amissah's death has submitted its report to the Health Minister, concluding his death could have been prevented with timely medical intervention. The committee examined circumstances surrounding his death from a road traffic accident and reviewed whether emergency care was improperly denied at three hospitals: the Police Hospital, Greater Accra Regional Hospital, and Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Akosa Committee investigating the February 2026 death of a 29-year-old engineer has identified multiple health professionals across three hospitals for allegedly failing to provide timely emergency care, and also raised concerns about ambulance personnel lacking critical training in life support and trauma response.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →
An investigative committee reconstructed the timeline of Charles Amissah's death following a hit-and-run incident near Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra on February 6, 2026. The 29-year-old engineer was transported through multiple hospitals without being stabilised, with the committee documenting a chain of movement that ended in his death after more than an hour of attempts to secure definitive care.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →
A committee investigating the death of 29-year-old Charles Amissah found that the Police Hospital, Greater Accra Regional Hospital, and Korle Bu Teaching Hospital all received him alive but failed to provide immediate triage and stabilising interventions. Amissah was hit by a vehicle near Kwame Nkrumah Circle Overpass in Accra on February 6, 2026, and died in transit after being turned away by multiple facilities.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →
An investigating committee concluded that 29-year-old engineer Charles Amissah, who was hit by a vehicle near Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra on February 6, 2026, died from excessive blood loss due to lack of timely medical intervention rather than from his immediate injuries, with autopsy findings showing he could have survived with proper care at multiple health facilities that turned him away.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →