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Greater Accra Regional Hospital — one of three major Accra hospitals found to have failed to provide emergency care to engineer Charles Amissah following a February 2026 hit-and-run accident.

Greater Accra Regional Hospital was one of three major Accra hospitals that turned away engineer Charles Amissah following a hit-and-run accident on February 6, 2026, leading to his death from preventable injuries. A government committee concluded the hospital failed to provide immediate triage and stabilising care, with the Health Minister subsequently ordering disciplinary action against staff involved.

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Victor Bright urges implementation of Amissah committee recommendations

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International corporate lawyer Victor Bright has called on the public to move beyond outrage over the death of 29-year-old engineer Charles Amissah and focus on implementing the recommendations of a government inter-ministerial committee, which found that Amissah died from medical neglect and denial of emergency healthcare after being turned away by three major hospitals in Accra following a hit-and-run accident on February 6, 2026.

23 hours ago · Joy Online →

Yesterday

  1. Victor Bright urges implementation of Amissah committee recommendations

    International corporate lawyer Victor Bright has called on the public to move beyond outrage over the death of 29-year-old engineer Charles Amissah and focus on implementing the recommendations of a government inter-ministerial committee, which found that Amissah died from medical neglect and denial of emergency healthcare after being turned away by three major hospitals in Accra following a hit-and-run accident on February 6, 2026.

    23 hours ago · Joy Online →

Friday 8 May

  1. Ghana Medical Association raises concerns over doctors' safety

    The Ghana Medical Association has expressed concern over threats to medical doctors named in an investigation into Charles Amissah's death, with the GMA President saying the doctors have been exposed to public hostility, online harassment, and threats following the report's public release. He described the decision to publicly identify the doctors as "unfortunate" and argued there were better ways to handle the matter without exposing them.

    8 May 2026 · Daily Guide →

  2. Okoe Boye warns against hasty public judgment on Amissah probe

    Former Health Minister Bernard Okoe Boye has called for restraint in public discussion of the investigative report into engineer Charles Amissah's death, cautioning against drawing conclusions based only on portions of the report that have entered the public domain. He argued that such sensitive investigations require careful handling and due process before final determinations are made.

    8 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 7 May

  1. Committee finds medical neglect led to engineer's death

    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 →

  2. Report finds Charles Amissah's death preventable, indicts Ghana's emergency care

    A committee report into the death of Charles Amissah from severe arm injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident on 6 February 2026 concludes his death was avoidable through basic interventions including wound compression, fluid resuscitation and blood transfusion. The report documents systemic failures across multiple institutions—ambulance services, triage systems, emergency departments, clinical leadership and professional ethics—as the patient arrived alive at three major health facilities but was failed at each critical stage of trauma response.

    7 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 6 May

  1. Health Minister orders sanctions for workers in Amissah death case

    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 →

  2. Committee finds Charles Amissah death preventable with timely intervention

    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 →

  3. Committee names hospital staff in Charles Amissah death investigation

    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 →

  4. Charles Amissah moved through four hospitals in 118 minutes before death

    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 →

  5. Committee finds hospitals failed to triage Amissah before death

    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 →

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