By Boakye Stephen, Kumasi, Ghana | Reporting for Ghanaian News, Canada | May 6, 2026
Parliament’s Health Committee is set to engage the investigative team that examined the circumstances surrounding the death of engineer Charles Amissah as pressure mounts for answers and reforms within Ghana’s healthcare system.
Chairman of the Committee, Dr Mark Kurt Nawaane, disclosed that Parliament intends to study the findings closely and determine the next course of action following widespread public concern over the case.
Speaking on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem, Dr Nawaane explained that the issue extends beyond infrastructure shortages and points directly to the conduct of healthcare professionals involved in the emergency response.
“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.
Charles Amissah reportedly died after being denied timely treatment following a hit-and-run incident at the Circle Overpass in Accra on February 6, 2026.
According to Dr Nawaane, simple interventions could have significantly improved the victim’s chances of survival.
“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 added.
The lawmaker cautioned against politicising the issue or reducing it to partisan debate.
“So, we shouldn’t make this a problem of successive governments. We should tackle the problem as it is,” he said.
Based on information already released publicly, he maintained that there are clear signs of negligence.
“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 stated.
Meanwhile, Prof. Agyeman Badu Akosa, chairman of the investigative committee, indicated that Charles Amissah died from severe blood loss after sustaining a deep upper arm injury that damaged major blood vessels.
The committee concluded that timely wound compression, proper dressing, intravenous fluids, and quicker intervention could have prevented the death.
COMMENTARY | BOAKYE STEPHEN
This tragedy exposes something deeper than infrastructure failure.
Sometimes, nations focus so much on constructing buildings that they forget the importance of urgency, compassion, and responsiveness inside those buildings.
A hospital without attention is merely a structure.
The disturbing aspect of this case is that several opportunities reportedly existed to save a life. That changes the conversation from limitation to responsibility.
And once preventable death enters the discussion, society must respond honestly, not emotionally, not politically, but truthfully.
