The family of the late Charles Henry Amissah has filed a GH¢20 million lawsuit against three major hospitals, several health professionals and the Attorney General over circumstances surrounding his death after a road accident in Accra.
The suit, filed at the High Court by Dr Matilda Amissah, a medical doctor and sister of the deceased, alleges that a series of negligent acts and failures in emergency medical response contributed to the death of the 29-year-old engineer.
Dr Amissah, who is acting as administratrix of her brother’s estate, named the Ghana Police Hospital, the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, some doctors and nurses, as well as the Attorney General’s Department as defendants in the case.
According to court documents, Charles Amissah, an Electronic and Automation Engineer with Promasidor Ghana Limited, was involved in a hit-and-run accident on the Kwame Nkrumah Circle Overpass on February 6, 2026.
The statement of claim alleges that after the accident, the victim was transported to a number of health facilities but was allegedly denied prompt emergency treatment due to claims that there were no available beds.
The suit further states that Amissah was eventually taken to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, where he reportedly suffered cardiac arrest and was later pronounced dead.
Post-mortem findings cited in the court documents reportedly revealed severe blood loss, fractures and complications linked to trauma sustained in the accident.
The case has once again drawn public attention to Ghana’s persistent “No Bed Syndrome,” which has been widely criticised for affecting emergency healthcare delivery across the country.
Dr Amissah is also relying on findings from a government-appointed committee chaired by Professor Agyeman Badu Akosa, which reportedly concluded that lapses in emergency response at the hospitals contributed to her brother’s death.
The plaintiff is seeking GH¢20 million in general damages, among other reliefs, from the defendants.
The hospitals, health professionals and the Attorney General have been directed to respond to the writ within eight days, failing which judgment may be entered against them in default.
