Management of the Achimota Hospital has denied reports that health workers have abandoned their duties following reports of a suspected Ebola case.
The suspected Ebola patient, a Nigerian, sought medical attention at the Achimota Hospital after battling a severe fever for a while. The Doctors suspected him because he showed symptoms of the deadly Ebola Virus.
The hospital has currently isolated him pending further investigations. Some clients who brought patients to the hospital told Citi News that they had been abandoned by the health workers on duty following reports of a suspected Ebola case.
Citi News checks at the hospital also revealed very little activity. But speaking to Citi News, the Administrator of the Achimota Hospital, Atindaana Nsobilla said “that is not the case, there are nurses and doctors working around the clock, and there are patients too that are being attended to. So it is not the case that health workers have abandoned their post.”