@joyce_bawah Hello Mrs Mogtari. Good evening. I am a Medical doctor here in Ghana who is just finishing his mandatory 2 years housemanship training.
I would be glad if you could put in a word for me for a month of volunteering on the ship to help the healthcare personnels for no fee.🙏🏽
Threatening medics with jail for preventable maternal deaths will backfire.
It drives defensive medicine: doctors will refuse high-risk deliveries, mandate unnecessary C-sections, and prioritize avoiding lawsuits over patient care.
Look at New Zealand—WHO guidelines stress a "blame-free" review system. They focus on systemic fixes, not criminalizing doctors, leading to safer outcomes.
Criminalizing medical errors causes clinicians to hide mistakes rather than learn from them. We need better infrastructure, training, and staffing—not handcuffs.