It is important for Ghanaians to know the health status of the candidates who jostle to be president, a former flag bearer aspirant, Dr Arthur Kobina Kennedy has said.
“As a nation which has suffered a Presidential death, we need to ensure that while we trust Presidents when they claim to be in good health, we verify that in fact they are in good health.
“This must apply to Presidential candidates as well. For the avoidance of doubt, I do not wish to imply that one needs to be in perfect health to be President.
“I believe that each President should have an annual exam done jointly by his physician and another designated by the chief physician of 37 Military hospital. After this, the two shall issue a statement affirming that the President is in good health or otherwise.
“This same procedure can be modified for Presidential candidates. Within a month of filing their nomination papers, they must have an exam by a Ghanaian physician who shall affirm that the candidate is of sound physical, mental and social health and fit for the rigours of the Presidency. Neither of these should involve making the medical records public,” he medical doctor-turned-politician wrote on his Facebook wall.
Africawatch magazine recently published that the flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo had been diagnosed with prostate cancer, acute kidney injury and an enlarged heart since 2013.
The opposition leader, however, said the “cancer propaganda” will not succeed against him.
Source: Ghana/AccraFM.com
