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Family demands answers after dialysis patient dies at TTH during power outage

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Family demands answers after dialysis patient dies at TTH during power outage

Sumaila Amadu called his brother at 9:00 pm on August 25, 2026, to say his dialysis session at the Tamale Teaching Hospital had started. Less than two hours later, he was dead.

Amadu was 32 years old. He lived with chronic kidney disease and depended on medical treatment twice a week at the hospital’s Renal Clinic to stay alive.

His family says he did not die because his body gave up. They allege he died because the lights went out, shutting off his oxygen supply in the middle of his treatment.

Three phone calls tracked his final hours. His brother, Salman Al Faris, a Ghanaian creative professional and chief executive officer of Brilliance Media GH, answered each call that Tuesday night.

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According to Joy Online.

Isaac Nana Yaw Annor

Isaac Nana Yaw Annor, popularly known as King Bygone, is a Ghanaian blogger, publicist and digital publisher, and the editor of Accra Posts. He started out with an entertainment blog, wrote more than 389 articles for Opera News, and worked alongside broadcaster Abeiku Santana on media and publicity from 2016 to 2024. He founded The Gospel Post, We Post Weddings, Nsemwokrom, AfroYard and Culture Gossip, and is a certified software engineer (ALX Africa). Avance Media named him among the Top 50 Ghanaian Bloggers in 2022, 2023 and 2024.

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