Media Personnel, Afia Pokua also known as Vim Lady has blasted critics firing shots at the vice president Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyeman for seeking medical treatment abroad.
According to Vim Lady, Ghanaians must stop the hypocrisy.
Her comments come after Professor Jane Naana was rushed to the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) on Saturday, March 29, 2025, after a sudden illness on Friday night after work.
However, after administering the initial treatment, experts from the University of Ghana Medical Centre advised her to seek further treatment abroad.
This health update was disclosed in a statement issued by the Spokesperson to the President and Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, on Sunday, March 30, 2025.
Speaking on Gyaso Gyaso programme, Vim Lady stated, “Instead of making noise and pointing fingers, let’s demand better healthcare policies. If we don’t fix our hospitals, today it’s Naana Jane, tomorrow it could be someone else. Let’s stop the hypocrisy!”
“This is why I always say, we should be careful how we politicize everything. Today, it is Naana Jane; yesterday, it was Dr. Bawumia. Tomorrow, who knows who it will be?”.
“We can’t pretend that Ghanaian hospitals have all the necessary equipment. Even those in government know this, which is why they all travel abroad when the need arises,” she stated.
She further noted that even the late former President Jerry John Rawlings hailed as a nationalist, went to London for medical care using the name ‘Paul Gyamfi’.
Vim Lady stated, “Rawlings himself, the man many hail as a nationalist, went to London for medical care. He used the name ‘Paul Gyamfi’ just to access treatment. Why? Because even back then, the system wasn’t reliable”.
“If our healthcare system and medical education were that strong, why didn’t Rawlings ensure his daughter studied medicine here?”, she added.
Meanwhile, Blakk Rasta a Ghanaian reggae artist and media personality has fired shots at politicians seeking medical treatment abroad.
According to the outspoken radio presenter, if one or two politicians lose their lives in a Ghanaian hospital, the hospitals in Ghana will be well-equipped.
