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Ridge Hospital reiterates commitment to safe and quality healthcare
The Greater Accra Regional Hospital, also known as Ridge Hospital, has assured the public of its continuous commitment to delivering safe, quality, and timely healthcare to all patients.
The hospital’s management said it had noted with concern a video circulating on social media about an accident case that was brought into its emergency triage.
According to management, the Emergency Department is one of the busiest in the country, and at the time of the incident, clinicians were attending to other urgent cases when relatives and friends of the victims invaded the ward.
The hospital explained that the crowd disrupted care, created tension, and even threatened the safety of clinicians.
In the process, one nurse was assaulted, leading to a temporary halt in service delivery. Calm was later restored after the Ghana Police Service was called in, allowing clinicians to continue treatment.
Management stressed that the safety and well-being of both patients and staff remain its top priority.
It reminded the public that interference, aggression, or assault against health workers was unacceptable, as such actions disrupt care and put lives at risk.
The hospital warned that taking photos or videos of patients and clinicians without consent was strictly prohibited, describing it as a breach of privacy and hospital regulations.
Ridge Hospital therefore urged patients, relatives, and the general public to cooperate with clinicians, show mutual respect, and allow them the needed space to provide effective healthcare.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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Afenyo Markin criticises Police over handling of Abronye’s case
The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo Markin has raised concerns about the handling of the arrest and detention of Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, also known as Abronye.
According to him, the police invited Abronye on Monday, September 8, and he honoured the invitation with his lawyers.
He said Abronye submitted himself to interrogation but, within an hour, was taken into the custody of the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB).
The Minority Leader questioned why the police, who were investigating the case and had their own holding cells, decided to send someone being investigated for a misdemeanor to the NIB.
He intimated that checks confirmed that the NIB was not investigating or interrogating Abronye, but had only kept him because the police requested it.
He wondered whether the move was meant to punish Abronye, stressing that the police detained him the whole of Monday night and Tuesday morning, before presenting him to court on 9th September.
The Minority Leader added that in court, the police asked for Abronye to be remanded to allow further investigations, and the judge granted the request.
He however described it as unfortunate that the police handcuffed Abronye when he was leaving the court.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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Power Is like an ice block, it melts from day one – Afenyo-Markin warns
The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has urged political leaders to learn from past mistakes and handle power with caution.
Speaking at the Accra Circuit Court for Abronye DC proceedings, Afenyo-Markin admitted that governments in the past, including his own side, had made mistakes and were not perfect.
He warned that if such mistakes were repeated, the country could be heading in the wrong direction.
He pointed to the removal of a former Chief Justice as an example, saying a report was prepared even before a committee hearing was completed.
According to him, such actions make it difficult to control extremists and hardliners in Ghana’s politics.
The Minority Leader stressed that power is temporary and must be exercised responsibly.
“Power is like an ice block, When it’s given to you, it starts to melt from the very day,” he noted.
By: Jacob Aggrey
