Personnel of the Ashaiman branch of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) saved a man who reportedly attempted suicide on Tuesday, August 20. The man’s attempt at suicide was reportedly over medical bills.
Climbing an electric pylon in Adjei Kojo, a community in the Tema West Municipality near Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region, is where the man, in his early 50s, allegedly attempted suicide.
According to sources, the man has kidney disease and has given up fighting it because he cannot afford his medication.
“When I got the disease, I went to a health centre at Ashaiman Polyclinic, and they referred me to Tema General Hospital”.
“At Tema General Hospital, they also directed me to go to UGMC. I have walked for a while now, and I’m tired. I don’t know what to do. I decided to go there, but they told me I wouldn’t be able to pay the bills”.
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The GNFS staff, on the other hand, promised to support the man and help him pay for his kidney treatment.
Credit: MyjoyOnline.com
