Akosua Manu, Advisor on Gender and Social Protection to NPP flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has called for a bipartisan probe into the maternal death of Theresa Boakye Dua, who died during childbirth at the Ridge Hospital.
According to Akosua Manu, in 2025 alone, 965 women in Ghana died from pregnancy-related complications, arguing that Ghana cannot continue to treat maternal deaths as unfortunate statistics.
Akosua Manu stressed that a bipartisan parliamentary inquiry must be set up to investigate maternal deaths in Ghana to understand why women are still dying and to identify where Ghana’s systems are failing to demand clear, time-bound action.
In a post on X, Akosua Manu wrote, “Theresa went to have a baby.
Her husband went to the hospital hoping to leave with his wife and baby; instead, he was met with the devastating news that his wife had died during childbirth.💔
In 2025 alone, 965 women in Ghana died from pregnancy-related complications.
965 mothers. Daughters. Wives. Sisters.
And the frightening thing is, almost all of us know someone who went to have a baby and never came home.
We cannot continue to treat maternal deaths as unfortunate statistics.
I am calling for a bipartisan parliamentary inquiry into maternal deaths in Ghana to understand WHY women are still dying, identify where our systems are failing them, and demand clear, time-bound action.
This must also become a national conversation.
Because when we pay attention, when we put the right systems in place and when we are deliberate, WE SAVE LIVES.
No woman should leave home to give life and never return.
For Theresa and for every woman whose story never made the news.
We must do better, and we can. 🙏🏽”
Her comment follows Daniel Ofori Asante, a Ghanaian man, who took to social media to accuse the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, popularly known as Ridge Hospital, of negligence in the death of his wife, Theresa Boakye Dua.
In a Facebook post on Friday, August 28, 2026, the Ghanaian man, as he prepared to lay his wife to rest, made the allegations.
According to his Facebook post, they had been married for just 19 months, adding that the Caesarean section was his wife’s first attempt at childbirth.
He alleged that his wife’s death followed what he described as a failure by the healthcare system and the medical personnel responsible for her care.
Daniel Ofori Asante explained that Theresa’s only fault was being pregnant and placing her trust in Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge Hospital) for a scheduled, elective Caesarean section.
He further lamented that their newborn baby boy has been robbed of the unconditional love of a devoted mother.
According to him, his wife was a gentle, peaceful, and unproblematic soul, yet reckless decisions made by some people at Ridge Hospital ensured her life was cut short.
Read the husband’s full post below:
“In a few hours, I will lay to rest my beloved wife, Theresa Boakye Dua, after just 19 months of marriage. She is gone because our porous healthcare system and the very medical personnel trusted to protect her failed her when she needed them most.
Theresa’s only fault was being pregnant and placing her trust in Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge Hospital) for a scheduled, elective Caesarean section.
Since the evening of July 16, 2026, I have lived in excruciating pain. I am still struggling to process the horrific ordeal my wife, our families and myself endured at Ridge Hospital. A nightmare that ultimately stole the life of a vibrant young mother whose only dream was to raise her newborn son.
Our baby boy has been robbed of the unconditional love of a devoted mother. It shatters my soul knowing he will grow up without the warmth of the woman who cherished him most, and that his future birthdays will forever be shadowed by this preventable tragedy.
Every morning, I look at my mother-in-law and wonder how any mother survives the agony of losing her only child in the very act of bringing new life into this world.
Picking my father-in-law up from the airport last 2 weeks ago was one of the most heartbreaking moments of my life. My wife and I said goodbye to him at the airport earlier in January; he wasn’t scheduled to return to Ghana until 2027, yet here he is, brought home early by blatant negligence and unprofessionalism at the very highest level.
The entire family, colleagues from the Ministry of Health, members of ICGC Covenant Temple, and countless friends are all reeling from this profound loss.
Theresa was a gentle, peaceful, and unproblematic soul, yet reckless decisions made by some people at Ridge Hospital ensured her life was cut short.
The trauma and psychological scars inflicted on our family are irreparable. Congratulations on making me a widower in my youth because you gambled with the life of the person I loved most.
This pain I bear every single day cannot simply be brushed aside. After I honour my wife today, Friday 28th August, 2026, the full truth will be told.
A disappointing reality of Unprofessionalism, Manipulation, and Extortion.
Will this bring back the life of my wife? Absolutely not, but so that no other pregnant woman or family has to endure this living nightmare.
T! I will lay you to rest today with an intensely heavy heart as I promised you, but know that our fight for truth does not end here… To be continued.
Rest in perfect peace, my best friend, my soulmate, and the love of my life. You did not deserve this. May God keep you until we meet again. The family and I are broken, but we promise to remain strong for our son, DT.
I love you endlessly, T. ❤️
Da yie, me dɔfo pa.
KODA ✍️”
See the post below:
Theresa went to have a baby.
— Akosua Manu (@KozieOzie) August 28, 2026
Her husband went to the hospital hoping to leave with his wife and baby, instead, he was met with the devastating news that his wife had died during childbirth.💔
In 2025 alone, 965 women in Ghana died from pregnancy-related complications.
965… pic.twitter.com/fNlmCJMmIb
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