MRS ROSE ANSAH vs. GHANA HEALTH SERVICE, ATTORNEY GENERAL [2023]DLHC17075

Date	2023-05-15
Suit No.	SUIT NO. E8/21/17
Citation No.	[2023]DLHC17075

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE DR. RICHMOND OSEI-HWERE

AUGUSTINE ARVOH- MENSAH

PEMELA ARVOH-MENSAH

MABEL ARKINS

[2023]DLHC17075
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</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE DR. RICHMOND
OSEI-HWERE<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;">

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</div>This suit relates to
workmen’s compensation claim. Workmen’s compensation is a statutorily-mandated
programme that provides benefits to workers who become injured or ill in the
course of their employment. It is effectively a disability insurance programme
for workers, providing cash benefits, healthcare benefits, or both to workers
who suffer injury or illness as a direct result of their jobs.<o:p></o:p>By a writ of summons and
statement of claim, filed on 9th August, 2017 Plaintiff is claiming
the following reliefs against the Defendants:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Declaration
that the 1st Defendant is obliged to bear the medical expenses of the Plaintiff
arising from the accident of 10th August, 2014 until treatment of the Plaintiff
is completed.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order
against the 1st Defendant to pay all medical expenses Plaintiff incurs in the
treatment of her injuries arising from the road traffic accident of 10th
August, 2014.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order
against the 1st Defendant to report the accident to the nearest labour office
and to pay workmen’s compensation based on the computation worked out by the
labour office in accordance with legislation.<o:p></o:p>The 2nd Defendant
entered appearance on behalf of itself and the 1st Defendant on
22/11/17 and filed a joint statement of defence on 18/10/19 to the Plaintiff’s
claim. The Defendants subsequently amended their statement of defence and filed
the amended statement of defence on 20/03/2020. On 22/05/2020 Plaintiff filed a
reply to the amended statement of claim.<o:p></o:p>The background facts of the
instant suit are that the Plaintiff who is currently on retirement was an
employee of the 1st Defendant. 1st Defendant is the
government institution that manages health care and its delivery in Ghana. 2nd
Defendant is a nominal defendant and the legal adviser to the Government of
Ghana and all governmental agencies. Plaintiff until her retirement was a
Senior Nurse and the Deputy Director of nursing services at the Shama Health
Directorate of the 1st Defendant.<o:p></o:p>On the 6th of
August, 2014 the Plaintiff received a letter from the Regional Health
Directora</main>