03 Oct 2024
The Ministry of Health has released a letter on Wednesday, 2nd October 2024 about a case of alleged misconduct at the Trauma and Specialist hospital in Winneba.
According to the letter, the Ministry of Health has stated that the evacuation of a patient from the Trauma and Specialist hospital to Ojobi, and the abandonment of the patient to death is serious act of misconduct.
According to the letter, a committee responsible for investigating into the matter has recommended that the case be dealt with by the Ghana Health Service through the internal disciplinary procedure.
However, due to the gravity of the case, The Ministry of Health has directed the case to the Criminal Investigation Department and the Attorney-General to determine the culpability of the staff involved in the case.