A newborn baby girl has died in the Asunafo South District of the Ahafo Region after being transported in a taxi with an oxygen cylinder due to limited medical resources.

According to an adomonline.com report on Friday, February 6, 2026, the baby’s father, Kwabena Sintim, said his wife went into labour at Siana near Nobeko in the early hours of Tuesday, February 3, 2026.

“I was at home when I received a call around 8:30 am that she had safely delivered. As a first-time father, I was so excited and rushed to the facility to see them,” Sintim said.

His joy quickly turned to anxiety when health workers told him the baby’s breathing was irregular and had to be transferred to a bigger and well equipped health facility.

With no ambulance available at Nobeko, the family and health staff transported the newborn on a tricycle to Kukuom, using an oxygen tank to assist her.

“At the Asunafo District Hospital in Kukuom, we had to move again. We called for an ambulance, but we were told there was no oxygen in it,” Sintim explained.

Left with no option, the family hired a taxi and improvised space for the oxygen cylinder.

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“We collapsed one of the seats to make room for the oxygen tank. A doctor and a nurse were inside helping the baby, another staff supported the tank from the boot, and I sat in front,” he said.

The journey was distressing.

“Anytime the car passed a ramp, the fluid in the oxygen tank splashed into her nostrils. The staff tried their best to keep her stable,” he indicated.

The baby was finally admitted to the Goaso Municipal Hospital and placed in an incubator, but she could not survive despite the efforts of medical staff.

Sintim appealed to relevant authorities to urgently improve logistics and referral systems to prevent similar tragedies, especially for vulnerable newborns and expectant mothers.

This tragedy highlights the challenges in emergency medical care in parts of the Ahafo Region, where limited ambulance services and essential equipment can put lives at risk.

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