Health Minister to chair probe into ‘No Bed Syndrome’ death; promises system overhaul

The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has announced that he will personally chair a committee beginning Monday, February 16, to investigate the circumstances that led to the death of a 29-year-old accident victim who was reportedly denied admission at three major hospitals in Accra.


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