Mortuary attendants at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital are on strike leaving many families who have brought their deceased relatives
stranded. The Korle Bu morgue is preferred by many to store their corpses because it has sufficient
space and the necessary facilities to serve the purpose.
The attendants belong to one of the 12 labour unions who have declared an indefinite strike
demanding that government allows them to manage their Tier Two pension scheme. Health workers, as well as other public sector workers, including the Judicial Service Staff Association, Ghana Education Service and
CLOGSAG, have withdrawn their services. The Ghana Medical Association has withdrawn its out-patient services and is only.attending to emergency and in-patient cases. Thus, the families thrown into mourning are left with no other option than to send the
dead bodies to other morgues.
One of the stranded victims at the Korle Bu mortuary who spoke to Adom News said he had brought his 16-year-old daughter who
died on Friday morning only to be turned away. He said the mortuary attendant told him the facility was not receiving new corpses due to
the strike. The distraught father added that, the family is contemplating sending her to a private morgue for safe keeping.
One of the attendants who spoke to talkofgh.blogspot.com on condition of anonymity expressed regret at the inconvenience caused, explaining that they are only attending to families who want to collect their bodies at the hospital.
Meanwhile, the situation at the Okomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital morgue is different as a skeletal staff was seen working. Pathologist at the unit, Paul Aidoo said though
they are part of the group on strike, staff at the KATH facility are doing it with a human face to prevent any mayhem.
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