Prof. Agyemang Badu Akosa, the Chairman of the committee that investigated the death of engineer Charles Amissah, has responded to concerns of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA).
Professor Akosa defended the reasoning behind the decision to disclose the names of Health workers, arguing that transparency and public accountability must take precedence in healthcare investigations.
According to Professor Akosa, if they had not named the health workers, the committee would have been accused of a cover-up.
Speaking on Channel One TV on May 20, 2026, Professor Akosa stated, “The association of which I have been president could have called these doctors, and even found out what actually happened. I think they would have changed their tune.
“Let’s be honest, if we had not named, we would have been accused of a cover-up. These are the professionals; they cover it for their own colleagues,” he stated.
“I still insist on proper patient care. You, the doctor, introduce yourself to the patient. My name is Professor Akosa, I am so-so and so, and I’m coming to see you. That is the proper way of patient care,” he explained.
“Yes, it’s a union, and you are there to protect the welfare of your people, but for Christ’s sake, if your people do things, particularly in healthcare delivery and their professional life, you should be able to call them to question,” he said.
“This is a public interest and public accountability issue,” he stressed.
Professor Agyemang Badu Akosa also clarified that the committee deliberately used the phrase “medical neglect” instead of “medical negligence,” adding that negligence is a legal term.
He added, “When you said Charles Amissah did not die from trauma, but from medical neglect… that’s a very big thing to say.
“This gentleman bled all the way from 22:32 right down to his death, and there was nowhere where there was an intervention to stop the bleeding,” he said.
“The Emergency Medical Technicians did not pack the wound properly to stop the bleeding,” he alleged.
“If they had intervened and packed properly and set up an IV line, this patient would not have died. So for me, that is where the medical neglect starts,” he stated.
His comments follow, Dr Ernest Yorke, the President of the Ghana Medical Association, has said the decision to publicly identify the doctors in the investigative report into the death of Charles Amissah as “unfortunate”.
The GMA president raised strong concerns over the handling of the investigative report into the death of Charles Amissah.
According to the GMA president, the naming of medical professionals in the findings has exposed them to public hostility and personal risk.
Meanwhile, the family of the late engineer Charles Amissah has filed a lawsuit against three hospitals, several medical professionals and the Attorney General following the death of their brother.
According to the family, the suit follows a chain of negligent acts that led to her brother’s death after a road accident in Accra.
Dr Matilda Amissah, acting as administratrix of the estate of her late brother, Charles Amissah, is seeking GH¢20 million in damages, alleging negligence across multiple health facilities led to his death at the High Court in Accra over the February 2026 incident.
The Ghana Police Hospital, Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, several doctors and nurses attached to the facilities, as well as the Attorney General’s Department, have all been named in the suit.
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