We will deal with cases of medical negligence – Deputy Health Minister
Mr Mahama Asei Seini, the Deputy Minister has expressed worry at media reports of medical negligence by the health facilities in the country. The Deputy Minister indicated that the Ministry deem such reports unacceptable.
He revealed at the induction ceremony of some Anaesthetists that, the Ministry will soon be disciplining those culpable for such practice.
It is unfortunate to note that, the health service has gained notoriety over claims of medical negligence.
Some of these situations over the years have led to legal tussles between persons and the facilities involved, with affected families demanding full-scale probes and compensation.
A typical incident in 2015 was when the Ghana Diaspora Women Organisation called for the immediate suspension of two doctors and nurses involved in the alleged negligence that led to the death of a patient at the Ridge Hospital.
This was an alleged incidence of wrong administration of medication and is said to have contributed to the death of Madam Esther Sosuh, the wife of Dr Emmanuel Kuto, who was the Director of the Institute of Languages.
According to reports, Dr Kuto’s wife, aged 48, had been diagnosed with a hernia and was receiving treatment after checking in at the facility.
The group in a statement lamented that “simply too many lives are lost through gross negligence, and enough is now enough.”
It demanded that the Ghana Health Service Director-General and the Director of Ridge Hospital “immediately suspend the two doctors and nurses involved in this alleged matter, as we believe their behaviour was unethical of the medical profession.”
