The Chairman of Parliament’s Health Committee, Dr Mark Kurt Nawaane, has advised medical professionals who feel exhausted or unable to cope with the demands of their work to resign rather than compromise patient safety and healthcare standards.

His remarks follow the findings of an investigative committee chaired by Professor Agyemang Badu Akosa into the death of Charles Amissah, which concluded that the deceased died due to medical neglect rather than injuries from a prior hit-and-run incident.

Speaking during an interaction with the committee, Dr Nawaane stressed that improving healthcare delivery requires more than just facilities and equipment, emphasising the importance of professionalism, ethics, and individual responsibility among health workers.

“We are saying that it is beyond just the facilities; it is the individuals. Please, if you are a medical professional and you are tired of the work, you can resign. Ghana will survive,” he said.

He added that healthcare professionals are expected to uphold ethical standards and should not hesitate to seek assistance from colleagues when confronted with cases beyond their expertise.

“If you are ready to work, there are ethics. If you can’t do something, you call your colleague doctor or senior doctor. One funny thing about the senior doctors is that they are always happy to be called,” he noted.

Meanwhile, Professor Agyemang Badu Akosa has called on authorities to ensure that the committee’s recommendations are fully implemented, warning against the recurring trend of investigative reports being ignored.

He cautioned that similar incidents have occurred in the past where reports were submitted but not acted upon.

“We believe that this is not the first time an event like this has happened. Committee reports were done and the reports collected dust. We want to ensure that this report does not collect dust but is acted upon,” he stated.

The committee’s findings and subsequent calls for accountability have reignited discussions on healthcare standards, professional responsibility, and patient safety within Ghana’s health system.