Member of Parliament (MP) for Amenfi Central, Peter Kwakye Ackah has called on Parliament to legislate how members of the House and leaders in the country seek medical care abroad.
According to him, the legislators should enact a law that will ensure that no leader flies out of Ghana for medical attention but rather utilize the country's health facilities.
Commenting on the demise of the Ayawaso West Wougon MP, Emmanuel Kyeremateng Agyarko who passed away on Wednesday, November 21, 2018 in the United States of America, Hon. Kwakye Ackah told host Kwami Sefa Kayi on Peace FM's 'kokrokoo' that it is about time laws were made to restrict the country's leaders from patronizing health facilities abroad to set good leadership example to the Ghanaians.
He noted that if his call is adhered to by the legislators, it will make sure that the hospitals in the nation are well-equipped to meet international standards and the services of more qualified doctors employed to beef up confidence in Ghana's health system.
"I call on Parliament to enact laws to restrict any leader from seeking medical care in a foreign country. If you're a leader, you should sacrifice and ensure that high quality hospitals are established to take care of you. You can travel abroad for medical attention as a private individual but not in the case where the country's money is used to fly you out of the country," he said.
The Amenfi Central MP expressed his deepest condolences to the family of the late MP, describing the deceased as an affable man of integrity and someone who wasn't overly partisan.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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some times people do not seek medical help outside their country just because hospitals are not equipped. The professionalism of medical practitioners is also a huge factor. As for this bell-end MP the least said about his comment the better
This is the kind of thinking you get when you put such illiterates in Parliament to make laws. This MP thinks everything has to be done by enacting laws. Does he know that everyone has a right to chose where to be treated provided he or she can pay for it? We have not been told that the MP that passed had treatment options in Ghana a yet government spent money to send him outside. So what is the basis of this ***barred word*** MPs suggestion?
How this man became MP?
when you have been told that your ailment could be a cure in Holy Cross Hospital we will see if he will stay in Ridge Hospital. Funny MP go and enact your death trap. Loose talk
How can you restrict me from traveling abroad to see medical care if the state is not funding my travel? Some MPs nso!
If our hospitals are well equipped with the right resources, do you think they will travel? they know how they have destroyed our education and medical fields. GOD will pay them in no time.
Mr MP , you cannot legislate to restrict peoples choices. You should know this by now. Say something better and don't waste our ears. Use your position as MP to ensure the development of our nation so that in time there will not be the need to travel out for medical care. You feel strong so you want to legislate. If you ever fall seriously sick, and God forbid, then you will see the need to do whatever it takes to get help.