Pharmacist, Dr. Kwame Sarpong Asiedu has advised Ghanaian leaders and government officials against deceiving themselves into thinking they are unaffected by the poor state of the country's healthcare system. He highlighted that leaders often make uninformed decisions regarding healthcare because they receive regular check-ups in other countries with well-designed and effective healthcare systems.Dr.

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Asiedu emphasized that leaders should remember that they are still subject to Ghana's healthcare system in times of emergency.“I struggle when people tell me that our leaders are not subject to our health system, the truth is they are subject to our health system, but they don’t know.

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The truth of the matter is this, for management of their chronic ailment, they can go abroad and do it, we hear it every time, the Speaker is going here, the President is going there, and we hear it,” he said. He cited cases where prominent leaders had to rely on the local healthcare system due to vulnerability, and some unfortunate incidents resulted in the loss of lives.

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He urged government officials and leaders to address and improve the country's healthcare system, emphasizing that emergency situations are more likely to be life-threatening than routine check-ups abroad.

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“But that’s the reality, we were here when the President in an emergency like that was subject to the health system, we’ve seen a number of prominent statesmen not being able to be flown out, we’ve seen the Vice President, it is very naive if they think they are not subject to the health system,” he said.Dr.

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Asiedu made these remarks during an interview with the media, where he discussed the need for leaders to acknowledge the vulnerabilities of the local healthcare system.

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