"He could have been saved" - Sister of hit-and-run victim laments delayed emergency care
Dr. Matilda Amissah, an Emergency Care Unit doctor at Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, stated that her brother, Charles Amissah, "could have been saved" after a hit-and-run accident in Accra. She spoke during a JoyNews national dialogue on Ghana's emergency care crisis on Thursday, April 2.
Charles Amissah, 29, reportedly sustained critical injuries in a hit-and-run incident at the Circle Overpass on February 6, 2026, and was picked up shortly after by a National Ambulance Service team. He was reportedly denied emergency medical care at several health facilities in Accra, which led to his untimely death. Dr. Amissah said, "From the time the ambulance picked him up, it took about three to four minutes. He got to the Police Hospital in another four to five minutes." She felt "the Police Hospital should have at least looked at his injuries and tried to stabilise him - stop the bleeding and attend to him properly. He would have lived." She added that "When someone is bleeding, you can lose that precious window - a few minutes to about an hour - to save a life."
Dr. Amissah is calling for urgent reforms to ensure that no patient in a life-threatening condition is denied immediate attention due to logistical challenges.
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A doctor is speaking out about Ghana's emergency care crisis following the death of her brother- a hit-and-run victim. She is raising concerns about delays in emergency response that may have contributed to his death.
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