A routine trip to restock essential medicines ended in tragedy for a young health worker in the Sissala West District, after a 32-year-old enrolled nurse, Nafisa Adama, died in a fatal road crash while returning from Gwollu to Kusali with medical supplies.
Madam Nafisa, who was attached to the Kusali CHPS Compound, had travelled to the district capital to collect drugs and other logistics meant for her community, located about 15 kilometres away.
The Sissala West District Health Information Officer, Rauf Bawa Basugu, told the GNA that the accident happened at about 16:00 GMT on Tuesday, May 12, as she rode a motorbike back to Kusali.
He explained that the weather deteriorated sharply during her return journey, with heavy rain and strong winds setting in midway. This, he said, contributed to a collision involving a motor tricycle approaching from the opposite direction.
According to him, the tricycle rider lost control while trying to navigate the worsening conditions and crashed into Madam Nafisa, who was transporting containers of medication intended for community use.
She suffered critical injuries and was rushed for emergency care, but was pronounced dead roughly an hour later.
Mr Basugu also revealed that the deceased nurse was a mother of two and had only been married two weeks prior to the incident.
“We at the Ghana Health Service administration feel deeply saddened by her death. If not for the medical logistics she came to transport from Gwollu, she probably would not have died,” Mr Basugu lamented.
Madam Nafisa Adama had been posted to Gwollu in 2023 before her later transfer to Kusali, where she remained the sole health professional serving the community’s healthcare needs until her passing.
Her death has now left Kusali without a resident health worker, pending the posting of a replacement.
The GNA also reports that the Sissala West District has experienced a notable depletion of health personnel this year, with about 36 workers leaving the area and only 13 replacements so far, deepening pressure on already stretched healthcare services.
