Akuffo Addo heads to UK for Medical treatment




As Ghana faces down a coronavirus pandemic, and doctors launch a national strike to protest against working conditions and salary arrears, the President has left the country to seek medical assistance in the United Kingdom. An irony that has not gone unnoticed. The president has now spent 170 days abroad for treatment during his presidency.

When he arrived in office, Akuffo Addo promised to raise the standard of living for the many, with basic healthcare part of the deal.

“I am aware that out of pocket payment for health constitute over 70% of total health expenditure”, said Nana at the opening of a new healthcare facility in 2017. “My presence here today demonstrates our Administration’s commitment to put [the] health of Ghanaians as a top priority

Now, in his fiveth year in office, Nana Addo has elected not to risk treatment in a Ghanaian hospital. On Tuesday 26th July, just as Ghanaian doctors were about to commence a nationwide strike to protest poor conditions, the 77-year-old took off to the UK for his fifth medical trip as president.


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