The family of a kidney patient who died at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) while on dialysis has called for a thorough and independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death.
The deceased, identified as Sumaila Amadu, was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease and reportedly underwent dialysis twice a week while awaiting the possibility of a kidney transplant.
According to a social media post by his brother, Ghanaian creative professional and CEO of Brilliance Media GH, Salman Al Faris, Sumaila went to the Renal Clinic at TTH on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, for his scheduled evening dialysis session.
Salman said he contacted his brother around 9:00 p.m., during which Sumaila informed him that he had started his dialysis session.
“I called again at approximately 10:20 p.m. He told me that he was still undergoing the dialysis and that he would call me later.”
However, at about 10:45 p.m., Salman said he was informed by a friend who had accompanied Sumaila to the dialysis centre that a power outage had occurred and the patient was experiencing difficulty breathing.
“I was further informed that although the hospital’s standby power plant wasn’t working and there was reportedly no oxygen available at the renal clinic at the time. My brother struggled to breathe during this critical period. Despite his efforts to survive, Sumaila eventually passed away,” he recounted.
The circumstances surrounding the death, he said, had left the family devastated and concerned about whether all necessary measures were taken to save the patient’s life.
The family is therefore calling for an investigation to establish what happened during Sumaila’s final moments, including the medical interventions provided, whether oxygen was available, the cause and duration of the power interruption, and whether the hospital’s emergency systems were functioning properly.
“A patient undergoing dialysis is already in a vulnerable medical condition. Reliable electricity, oxygen and emergency support can be matters of life and death,” Salman said in the post.
He stressed that the family’s call was not only about the death of his brother but also about preventing similar incidents involving other patients.
The family is seeking answers, accountability and urgent measures to ensure that patients receiving critical medical care have access to essential emergency support when needed.
Salman expressed his family’s grief and prayed for Allah to forgive his brother and grant him Jannatul Firdaus.
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