The Commercial Division of the Accra High Court has asked the hospital to pay GH¢326,456 in damages to the family of Kofi Duffour and Joyce Akyaah Barnes, parents of the baby. According to the report, this amount includes general damages of GH¢200,000 and costs of GH¢20,000 against the hospital and its owner, Dr. Amoo Mensah. It continued that the court had ruled that the hospital negligently failed to live up to professional medical standards in providing antenatal care for the baby’s mother. Details of the case are that in March 2017, the parents of the baby sought antenatal care from the Sam-J Specialist Hospital. She concluded that they were liable for leaving the child handicapped for life and thereby slapped with the damage cost of GH¢326,456.

Source: GhanaWeb August 11, 2021 13:41 UTC