The Daily Graphic is of the opinion that the Free Senior High School policy introduced in 2017 has been beneficial and for all intents and purposes come to stay. The paper says despite its overarching benefits, expenditure on education has been on the increase since its inception. This situation the Graphic observes has raised concerns among well-meaning Ghanaians who harbor the feeling that the decision by government to absorb all financial costs of SHSs has been a drain on the national purse. It is of the view that recent calls for dialogue by a section of the public for a review of the policy must be seen as sincere and in the national interest. The Graphic suggests that such a dialogue should be organized by bringing stakeholders including politicians, academia, Civil Society Organisations, religious leaders and other interested groups to have frank discussion on the way forward.
The Ghanaian Times bemoans the lack of beds in hospitals across the country leading to some patients suffering avoidable deaths. According to the paper, there are just about 3,400 beds in seven public hospitals in Accra, including the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital which serves the health needs of over five million people. This to the Times means all the other six share 1, 400 out of which the Greater Accra Regional Hospital boasts of 420 bed and the Trust Hospital following with 86 beds. It says with the exception of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in the Ashanti Region, the situation in other Regional or Teaching Hospitals are appalling. The Times makes reference to a 70-year-old man who reportedly died in his car at the LEKMA Hospital after the family had driven him to other major hospitals, including Korle-Bu and the Police Hospital.
