Also known as: Prof. Dr Ernest Yorke · GMA President Ernest Yorke · Professor Ernest Yorke · President Prof. Dr. (Med) Ernest Yorke
President of the Ghana Medical Association advocating for healthcare system reforms and support for health professionals following the Charles Amissah death investigation.
Ghana Medical Association launches nationwide wellness walk campaign
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… Speaking on Channel One TV on Monday, May 11, GMA President Ernest Yorke said the association was determined to ensure that the affected health workers receive adequate emotional and legal support while due process is followed. …
The President of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Prof. Ernest Yorke, has called on healthcare professionals to improve communication with patients and their families, saying stronger engagement is essential to restoring public confidence in Ghana’s health system. …
The President of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Prof. Ernest Yorke, has expressed reservations about the wording and conclusions contained in the report on the death of Charles Amissah. …
… Speaking at the event, GMA President Ernest Yorke emphasised that doctors must extend their role beyond hospital consultation rooms to actively educate the public on prevention, stressing that lifestyle choices play a major role in disease control. …
President of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Prof. Ernest Yorke, is calling for a comprehensive national emergency healthcare policy to address persistent challenges within Ghana’s health system, particularly the ongoing “no bed syndrome”. …
President of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Prof. Dr Ernest Yorke, has described comments suggesting that frustrated health professionals should resign as “unfortunate”, insisting that Ghana’s healthcare challenges require support and reforms rather than blame. …
Prof. Ernest Yorke Prof. Ernest Yorke, President of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), has expressed concern over what he said are threats to medical doctors mentioned in the report of the investigations into the death of Charles Amissah. …
… n the wider systemic issues.” “The GMA will immediately commence processes to secure an official copy of the report in order to properly review its findings and recommendations to guide our next course of action,” the statement signed by GMA President Prof. Dr. (Med) Ernest Yorke …
Health professionals in Ghana are intensifying calls for stronger preventive healthcare, warning that the country's growing dependence on curative treatment is placing enormous pressure on the health system. The Ghana Medical Association organised a Bi-Annual Wellness Walk under a Preventive and Promotive Primary Health Care agenda to create awareness about healthy living and disease prevention, particularly regarding non-communicable diseases.
Health professionals in Ghana are intensifying calls for stronger preventive healthcare, warning that the country's growing dependence on curative treatment is placing enormous pressure on the health system. The Ghana Medical Association organised a Bi-Annual Wellness Walk under a Preventive and Promotive Primary Health Care agenda to create awareness about healthy living and disease prevention, particularly regarding non-communicable diseases.
The Ghana Medical Association has announced psychological, psychiatric, and legal support for health professionals implicated in the Charles Amissah case, following a committee report that found lapses and delays in emergency care contributed to his death. GMA President Ernest Yorke stated the association will ensure affected workers receive adequate support while due process continues.
The President of the Ghana Medical Association has called on healthcare professionals to improve communication with patients and families, arguing that stronger engagement is essential to restoring public confidence in Ghana's health system. He stressed that many public complaints stem from poor communication rather than lack of medical attention.
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.
The Ghana Medical Association, working with partners including the Junior Doctors Association of Ghana, launched a biannual wellness walk in Accra on May 9, 2026, to promote physical activity and preventive healthcare as a way to reduce non-communicable diseases. GMA President Ernest Yorke and other health officials called for public education on lifestyle changes, emphasizing that prevention through regular exercise and better diet is key to disease control.
Prof. Ernest Yorke, president of the Ghana Medical Association, is calling for a comprehensive national emergency healthcare policy to address the "no bed syndrome" and other persistent challenges in Ghana's health system. The GMA has submitted proposals to the Professor Agyeman Badu Akosa Committee and says it stands ready to support government reform efforts.
Ghana Medical Association President Prof. Dr Ernest Yorke called comments suggesting frustrated health professionals resign "unfortunate," arguing that Ghana's healthcare challenges require support and reforms rather than blame. He noted that Ghana already faces a shortage of healthcare professionals, particularly in deprived communities, and losing trained personnel would worsen the situation.
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.
The Ghana Medical Association has expressed concern that naming doctors in the Ministerial Investigative Committee's report on Charles Amissah's death is shifting focus away from systemic failures in emergency care delivery. The GMA says the report identified significant weaknesses and gaps in Ghana's emergency care system and has called for urgent reforms.
Following a ministerial investigation into the death of 29-year-old engineer Charles Amissah, who died after a hit-and-run incident in February 2026, the Ghana Medical Association has called for sustained investment in the country's healthcare system, citing the report's findings of significant systemic weaknesses and gaps in emergency care delivery.