Dr Mark Kurt Nawaane, Chairman of Parliament’s Health Committee, says the committee will meet with the three-member investigative team that looked into the circumstances surrounding engineer Charles Amissah’s death to gain a better understanding of the report’s findings and recommendations.
He stated that the purpose of the meeting, which is set for Thursday, May 7, is to get the whole information of the investigation and decide on the next steps.
In an interview with Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem on May 7, Dr. Nawaane stated that the Health Committee is taking the issue seriously in response to public outcry and information gleaned from the investigative report.
He insists that the acts of the medical experts engaged in the case must also be rigorously reviewed, arguing that the problem extends beyond infrastructure or the availability of medical equipment.
Charles Amissah might have survived if he had received prompt medical care, according to Dr. Nawaane.
“May his soul rest in peace, and my condolences to the bereaved family. This incident is not about us needing new hospitals or equipment; the medical staff did not pay attention to him,” he stated.
He explained that straightforward emergency measures may have stopped the issue from getting worse.
“Because if they did, he wouldn’t have lost that excess blood. The simple stopping of the bleeding, transfusion and taking him to the theatre, he would have been saved and alive by now,” he continued.
The Nabdam MP emphasised that the focus should continue to be on solving the actual issue within the healthcare system and warned against politicising the matter or turning it into a discussion about succeeding regimes.
“So, we shouldn’t make this a problem of successive governments. We should tackle the problem as it is,” he stated.
Dr. Nawaane stated that there are obvious signs of carelessness on the part of certain medical professionals engaged in the case’s handling based on the evidence that has already been made public.
“Because from the press briefing and the information that has been put out, we can say this is medical negligence on the part of our own health professionals in the hospitals,” he said.
Charles Amissah was reportedly turned away from several medical facilities before passing away on February 6, 2026, following a hit-and-run event near the Circle Overpass.
Prof. Agyeman Badu Akosa, the head of the committee, presented the results and said that Amissah died from massive blood loss brought on by a profound upper arm injury that damaged important blood arteries.
He stated that the death may have been avoided in a number of ways, pointing out that prompt wound compression and dressing as well as IV fluid administration during transport could have increased his chances of survival.
Source: newsthemegh.com