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30/03/2023

Fighting No Bed Syndrome in Ghana’s Hospitals and Beyond

In 2018, Ghana introduced new terminology after 70-year-old Anthony Opoku-Acheampon died from multiple failed attempts to secure a hospital bed for treatment. While the phrase ‘No Bed Syndrome’ was coined in Ghana, it represents a global problem; the chronic shortage of hospital beds. According to the World Health Organization, every country needs five beds per […]