{"id":898914,"date":"2026-04-13T13:19:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T18:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/strong-emergency-governance-framework-key-to-saving-lives-grnma-president\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T13:19:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T18:19:35","slug":"strong-emergency-governance-framework-key-to-saving-lives-grnma-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/strong-emergency-governance-framework-key-to-saving-lives-grnma-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Strong emergency governance framework key to saving lives \u2013 GRNMA President"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-text\">\n<p>The President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo, is calling for the establishment of a robust emergency governance framework, including a dedicated authority to oversee emergency healthcare delivery in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the <strong>JoyNews <\/strong>National Dialogue on Ghana\u2019s emergency care crisis on Thursday, April 2, she said the absence of clear governance and coordination continues to undermine efforts to improve emergency response systems.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So, what we actually need to do is we must have a strong emergency governance framework and probably have an emergency authority,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>She criticised the cycle of forming committees after major incidents, noting that while reports are produced and recommendations made, implementation often stalls until another tragedy occurs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe talk and talk, and the conversation dies down, until a prominent person loses their life. But in between, many Ghanaians are dying, lives that could have been saved,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>According to her, a dedicated emergency authority with oversight responsibility would ensure continuity, accountability, and sustained action in strengthening emergency care systems.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;..Without governance, we cannot actually drive emergency health care.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She further highlighted weaknesses in pre-hospital care, particularly within the ambulance system, describing it as inadequate and under-resourced.<\/p>\n<p>She stressed that ambulances should be equipped not only with emergency medical technicians but also with advanced life-saving equipment and, where possible, specialist personnel capable of delivering critical care en route to health facilities.<\/p>\n<p>The GRNMA President also pointed to poor coordination and weak referral systems as major challenges, alongside limited human resource capacity in emergency and critical care.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> Prince Adu-Owusu <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/strong-emergency-governance-framework-key-to-saving-lives-grnma-president\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo, is calling for the establishment of a robust emergency governance framework, including a dedicated authority to oversee emergency healthcare delivery in Ghana. Speaking at the JoyNews National Dialogue on Ghana\u2019s emergency care crisis on Thursday, April 2, she said the absence of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":898915,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2831,3149],"tags":[5469,6606],"class_list":{"0":"post-898914","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-emergency","8":"category-strong","9":"tag-emergency","10":"tag-strong"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/898914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=898914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/898914\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/898915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=898914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=898914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=898914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}