The Health Ministry has handed over the case of alleged medical misconduct at the Trauma and Specialist Hospital to the Criminal Investigations Department and Attorney-General's Department.
According to the Ministry in a statement posted on its Facebook page, the decision follows investigations by the Ghana Health Service (GHS), which concluded that the employees identified as having contributed to the planning, and evacuation of the patient from the hospital to Ojobi, where she was abandoned until her death, did not act appropriately.
The committee also recommended that the said staff be sanctioned by the Ghana Health Service through Internal Disciplinary Procedures.
The Ministry however is of the view that in light of the gravity of the issue captured in the report, involving the loss of life, further investigations should be carried out by the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice.