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Our ambulance is not for carrying dead bodies - Health Director

District Health Director of Sene West, Dr. Kofi Safo has pointed out that, the ambulance donated by Member of Parliament Twumasi Ampofo is not for carrying dead bodies.

Date Created : 3/4/2019 7:10:04 AM : Story Author : Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/ghanadistricts.com

According to the District Health Director, when patients have emergency cases and being referred to different hospitals, and the patient dies it is not the duty of the ambulance to carry the dead body.

“Let a different vehicle carry the dead body, we worship dead bodies too much in this country, this ambulance is for the sick person, and not for taking passengers, and usually family members want to be part of the ambulance team”.

He further pointed out that, some people would even say the ambulance was bought by the Member of Parliament so they want to sit in it.

“The ambulance had come at a critical moment and has come to health with health delivery, we had an ambulance that got spoiled more than five years ago, the MP donated it for all of us, we are only taking care of it.

In a related development, the District Health Director had advised the residents against overcrowded places, and gave an example of the Out Patient Department (OPD).

“There is a new type of vaccine to help deal with malaria in children, this vaccine is for children and not adult, Ghana and Malawi and added that the malaria is coming as a cause of the dry weather, please take in a lot of water”, he added.