… The GMA President further noted that disciplinary processes within professional regulatory bodies, such as the Medical and Dental Council, are more rigorous and provide room for legal representation, examination of evidence, witness testimony and appeals. …
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… EMSOG also noted that disciplinary responsibility for professional conduct lies with established regulatory bodies such as the Medical and Dental Council and the Nursing and Midwifery Council, and urged that these institutions be allowed to conduct independent investigations. …
Medicine Society calls for fair process, cautions against blaming health workers in Amissah death report… isciplinary process conducted by the relevant employer or regulatory body can establish culpability and determine sanctions. “It is only a thorough disciplinary process instituted by the employer, whether Korle-Bu, Ridge, the Police Service, or even the Medical and Dental Council …
“Prima facie evidence does not mean guilt” — GMA President calls for caution over Charles Amissah death report… He added that the Health Minister has directed the Chief Director of the Ministry to refer the matter to the Medical and Dental Council and relevant health institutions for disciplinary action where necessary. …
Charles Amissah’s death: Committee report should serve as a warning to health workers—Doctor… That is likely why the committee recommended referral of the clinicians and nurses to the Medical and Dental Council and the Nursing and Midwifery Council for disciplinary action. …
The avoidable death of Charles Amissah: A national indictment of Ghana’s emergency care systemFormer Registrar of the Medical and Dental Council, Dr Eli Atukpui, has called on the Minister for Health to formally refer the report on the death of Charles Amissah to the Medical and Dental Council for disciplinary action against any practitioners found culpable. …
Dr Eli Atukpui urges Health Minister to refer Charles Amissah report to Medical and Dental Council for actionHealth Minister orders sanctions for workers in Amissah death case
… The committee has recommended that the professionals involved in the medical negligence case be referred to their respective regulatory and administrative bodies, including hospital management, the Medical and Dental Council, and the Nurses and Midwives Council, for disciplinary …
Health Minister assures full implementation of Akosa Committee recommendations on Charles Amissah death… The health professions cited in the report are to be referred to their respective Medical and Dental Council and the Nursing and Midwifery Council for disciplinary processes. …
Health Minister orders sanctions for health workers named in Amissah death probe
… The committee has recommended that the professionals involved be referred to their respective regulatory and administrative bodies, including hospital management, the Medical and Dental Council, and the Nurses and Midwives Council, for disciplinary action. …
Hospital Staff named in Charles Amissah death probe as committee calls for sanctions- April 2026
… Nawaane is therefore calling for a thorough but swift investigation involving key regulatory bodies, including the Ghana Health Service, the Medical and Dental Council, and the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana. …
‘It doesn’t add up’ – Health Committee Chair questions Kasoa ‘no bed’ claim over maternal death
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GMA president contests wording in Charles Amissah death probe report
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The Ghana Medical Association president has questioned the use of "medical negligence" in an investigative committee's report on engineer Charles Amissah's death, arguing that such determinations exceed the authority of a non-judicial body. The committee found that delays in treatment and repeated referrals between health facilities, rather than the accident itself, contributed to the 29-year-old's death.
12 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Yesterday
GMA president contests wording in Charles Amissah death probe report
The Ghana Medical Association president has questioned the use of "medical negligence" in an investigative committee's report on engineer Charles Amissah's death, arguing that such determinations exceed the authority of a non-judicial body. The committee found that delays in treatment and repeated referrals between health facilities, rather than the accident itself, contributed to the 29-year-old's death.
12 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Friday 8 May
Medicine society urges systemic focus in Amissah death inquiry
The Emergency Medicine Society of Ghana has cautioned against focusing blame on individual healthcare workers in the death of Charles Amissah, arguing that the "no bed syndrome" is a systemic failure rooted in underinvestment, overcrowded facilities, weak referral systems, and inadequate staffing rather than frontline clinicians' fault.
8 May 2026 · Joy Online →
GMA President warns against premature judgment in Charles Amissah case
The President of the Ghana Medical Association has cautioned the public not to interpret preliminary committee findings of possible negligence by health workers as proof of guilt, arguing the Charles Amissah death case reflects systemic healthcare challenges rather than individual culpability. He stressed that only formal disciplinary processes can establish guilt and determine sanctions.
8 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Thursday 7 May
Committee report on Charles Amissah death names individuals involved
Parliament's Health Committee chairman says the investigative report into engineer Charles Amissah's death should warn health professionals to uphold ethical standards. The latest report named individuals believed to be involved, unlike previous reports that focused on institutions, and the Health Minister has directed referral to the Medical and Dental Council for disciplinary action.
7 May 2026 · Joy Online →
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 →
Former MDC Registrar urges Health Minister to refer Amissah report to Council
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 →
Health Minister pledges full implementation of Akosa Committee reforms
The Health Minister has assured that all recommendations from the Akosa Committee report investigating Charles Amissah's death will be fully implemented. Amissah, a 29-year-old engineer, died after a hit-and-run in 2024 when multiple hospitals denied him treatment due to lack of beds, prompting calls for emergency healthcare reforms.
7 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Wednesday 6 May
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 →
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 →
Thursday 30 April
Health Committee Chair questions "no bed" explanation in maternal death
Parliament's Health Committee Chairman Dr. Mark Kurt Nawaane has raised concerns over the account of a pregnant woman's death at Kasoa Mother and Child Hospital on April 26, questioning how the facility could admit a referred labour case without a bed and stating that standard protocol requires a medical doctor, not just a midwife, for such cases.
30 April 2026 · Joy Online →