A member of the NPP’s communications team, Mr. Sampson Anomah has raised concerns over the increasing number of women reportedly dying during childbirth, calling on the government to prioritise the healthcare sector and take urgent steps to reduce maternal deaths.
According to Mr. Anomah, nearly 263 women died during childbirth in 2025, a situation he described as worrying and one that requires immediate attention.
Speaking on the Wontumi Morning Show with host Oheneba Nana Asiedu, Mr. Anomah said hospitals should be a major priority for every government because the lives of millions of Ghanaians depend on the quality of healthcare services available to them.
He expressed concern that healthcare facilities and medical equipment were increasingly becoming subjects of political disagreements instead of being treated as critical national assets.
Mr. Anomah alleged that the NDC government, led by President John Dramani Mahama, had replaced some medical equipment acquired by the previous NPP administration, even though, according to him, the equipment was still functional.
“The NDC-led government has changed some of the machines bought by the previous NPP administration and brought in new ones, even though the previous machines had no fault. They believe they also want to buy their own machines, and they do not want to use the machines bought by the NPP government.”
Mr. Anomah argued that such practices could undermine national development, stressing that successive governments must build on existing investments rather than repeatedly spending public funds on items that are still usable.
“If a country continues like this, the country will never develop. This is the type of issue we must hold every political party accountable for when it comes to power and decides to buy things that a previous administration has already bought.”
He further accused the government of placing an excessive financial burden on taxpayers while failing to adequately address pressing challenges, including road accidents and deaths across the country.
“The NDC government is costing Ghanaians too much money. There are a lot of accidents happening in Ghana, and many people are dying, but it seems the government does not care enough. All they know is pumping money into the system just to reduce the dollar, and it does not make sense at all.”
Mr. Anomah therefore called for greater accountability, continuity in government projects, and increased investment in healthcare infrastructure and medical equipment to help save lives.
He emphasised that healthcare should be treated as a national priority rather than a political tool, urging successive governments to protect and improve existing investments in the sector for the benefit of all Ghanaians.