More than 500 deaths recorded nationwide following GMA strike

Data compiled by the Health Insurance Service Providers Association of Ghana, HISPAG, has revealed that five hundred people have died nationwide since public sector doctors declared a strike last month to demand improved conditions of service. 

Many of the deaths according to the report could have been avoided because they died while being transported from one hospital to the other. 

The report says the number of deaths could be higher because many deaths, especially in rural communities, have not been reported. 

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