BEYOND THE #NO BED MANTRA
Last week, a 70 year old man died after about 7 hospitals in Accra had refused to admit him with the same reason…. “ No Bed ”. There was no vacancy to admit the man for treatment. So his family traveled for several hours through traffic and bad roads in some instances hoping to have him given care. But alas, he gave up the ghost. Ooo the sting of death could not wait for the excuses from the nation’s hospitals. The Poor old man is gone. Jesus is not here to raise him again… at least, not immediately like the case of Lazarus in the Bible. Life once lost cannot be gained again. It’s as if this is the first time this has happened. Perhaps, his family has some media connections so his death has become the symbol of sacrifice that has awakened people to call for an end to the ‘No Bed’ syndrome. I am at least happy about it especially because the phenomenon is gaining attention and may be given attention by government and leaders in the health sector. Somewhere in April...