General News of Saturday, 22 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• A Ghanaian medical student in Cuba was reported to have died on May 7, 2021• Colleagues of the student, Erasmus Klutse blamed the Ghanaian High Commission for his death• A report by health officials in Cuba indicates that he died of Cardiorespiratory failureGhanaian medical student on GNPC scholarship in Cuba, Erasmus Klutse, died of Cardiorespiratory failure, health officials in Cuba have said. The medical student who died on Friday, May 7, 2021, suffered a hypertrophy of the cardiac fibres of the heart. The Vice-President of the Ghanaian students in Cuba, Attah Abdul Razak at a meeting with students from Ghana, Cuban medical officials and some Latin American School of Medicine called for improved health care delivery for all students. However, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has refuted claims that Erasmus Klutse was denied healthcare. We received the news of the death of the 2nd-year student with a lot of concern but what is important is that he was not denied any medical attention.

Source: GhanaWeb May 22, 2021 19:07 UTC