Tony Goodman is the Head of Communications at the Health Ministry
The committee established by the Ministry of Health to investigate the alleged assault on health workers at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge) is set to submit its report on Monday, August 25, 2025.
This was confirmed by Tony Goodman, the Head of Communications at the Health Ministry, during an interview on The Big Issue on Saturday, August 23.
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Goodman stated that the committee, which was formed by health minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has completed its work.
“Yesterday, we were ready with the report. By Monday, the team will submit the report to the minister,” Goodman said.
He explained that the committee examined various aspects of the incident, including “the system issues, the cause of the delay, and what exactly happened at the hospital.”
It would be recalled that the health minister mandated the committee to complete its investigation within one week, following public outrage over a viral video that showed a violent altercation between a patient’s relatives and medical staff in the hospital’s emergency department.
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The incident has raised significant concerns about the safety of health professionals, especially in high-stress environments.
In a related development, Rejoice Tsotso Bortei, a nurse who was allegedly assaulted during the incident, has filed a GHS 7 million civil lawsuit against “Ralph De Fellow Ghanaian.”
The lawsuit is for alleged physical assault and defamation.
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