'No bed syndrome': GMA calls for National Emergency Healthcare Policy
Prof. Ernest Yorke, President of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), is calling for a comprehensive national emergency healthcare policy to address the "no bed syndrome". Speaking on Joy FM's Super Morning Show on Friday, May 8, Prof. Yorke said the country urgently needs a clear roadmap that outlines immediate, medium-term, and long-term interventions for emergency healthcare delivery. He said, "I am hoping to see a blueprint within the next few weeks or months showing the immediate, medium-term, and long-term steps that everybody is expected to follow."
Prof. Yorke stated that the Ghana Medical Association has already contributed proposals to the Professor Agyeman Badu Akosa Committee, which investigated issues surrounding the death of Charles Amissah. He said, "I appeared before the committee representing the association. I made an oral presentation and submitted written proposals identifying the problems, the solutions, and everything we believe ought to be done." Prof. Yorke also suggested that stronger legal and regulatory measures may be needed to ensure that patients in emergency situations are not denied care.
The GMA President said the association remains ready to support government efforts aimed at reforming the sector. He stated, "We stand ready to be called upon at any time, and we will respond favourably to contribute what we can to move the process forward."
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The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) is concerned about the 'no bed syndrome' in Ghana. GMA is advocating for a comprehensive national emergency healthcare policy - but what changes are needed?
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