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They called me 'mad', sacked me wrongfully – Ghana’s ‘Ben Carson’ tells his story

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11-01 01:57
 
 
 
Re: They called me 'mad', sacked me wrongfully – G I thought he was a house officer, a doctor still in training. And he's your Ben Carson?

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Kofi Adjei
11-01 01:57
 
 
 
 
SOME ARE PLAYING GOD IN GHANA This is very inhuman to treat your fellow professional. There is something wrong with the system and immediate steps must be taken to deal with it.

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moyo
11-01 05:20
 
 
 
 
 
AKUFFO ADDO SHOULD GET INVOLVED YES, NANA SHOULD GET INVOLVED AND THE CULPRITS SHOULD BE SENTENCED TO LIFE THE DEATH OF INNOCENT PEOPLE AT THE HOSPITAL AND THE INHUMANE TREATMENT TO THE DOCTOR AND ANOTHER GHANAIAN.

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KWAME
11-01 07:31
 
 
 
 
 
 
MADNESS IS NORMAL WITH NORTHERNERS It's not very strange that a physician, the medical doctor Francis Ibrahim Betonsi from the North is fighting with a mental problem because most people coming from the North are socially incompatible they usually have mental

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francis kwarteng
11-01 08:26
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Francis Kwarteng This is not fair. An educated person like you should not stoop so low to make such derogatory and demeaning comments.

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Mr. Smith
11-01 08:30
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Your Mother Who is this idiot? Your mother has mental deficits which leads to lack of cogitating ability. Stupid idiot.

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DEE
11-01 10:26
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Re: MADNESS IS NORMAL WITH NORTHERNERS you are very silly...no wonder you an akan.

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K Joe
11-01 10:47
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Re: MADNESS IS NORMAL WITH NORTHERNERS Aaaa why this comment my brother, am very disappointed this came from

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KK
11-01 11:18
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Re: MADNESS IS NORMAL WITH NORTHERNERS Foolish talk You have nothing better to say.If he is your bro will u comment like this. nonsense

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KALALA
11-01 11:29
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Idiot francis kwarteng You're stupid, foolish,an idiot, a moron, infact a magot.You can never be better than any northerner

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me
11-01 14:14
 
 
 
 
 
 
Re: AKUFFO ADDO SHOULD GET INVOLVED i second you.

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K Joe
11-01 10:46
 
 
 
 
Re: They called me 'mad', sacked me wrongfully – G a foolish statement indeed. house officers are called what nurses right? foolish man.

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K Joe
11-01 10:45
 
 
 
Please do what mad men do, kill them all If they have tagged you as a mad person, why not get a gun and go there and kill them all, after all, you are mad, and that would be your defense. Insanity defense is very potent.

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Sir Jay
11-01 02:39
 
 
 
 
Re: Please do what mad men do, kill them all Hahaha...easy bro...easy!

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Joe
11-01 07:45
 
 
 
Where's Min. Of Health On The Charge. We have authorities in the Ghana's Health Ministry, and such an ugly situation remains unanswered. The Minister of Health be challenged to offer his side on the situation. It's disgraceful, and more so, it spells out the dep

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BlindMan
11-01 02:41
 
 
 
 
Media is powerful For 5yrs you have been in this problem and many people are not aware. In this mordern time and in Ghana particular if you want an ugly situation to be addressed with speed, go to media

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Vice
11-01 04:29
 
 
 
They call me mad .... Please, go to church and give your life to Christ . Let the body of Christ in the church pray with you,every thing will go with you. Forgive everyone who has troubled your life in Jesus name. I also will remember you in my p

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Ama Ghana
11-01 02:42
 
 
 
 
Re: They call me mad .... Antie ama has motivated me.This kalala

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KALALA
11-01 11:39
 
 
 
Get A Lawyer to Sue the GHS And stop complaining!

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Yaa Mansa
11-01 04:09
 
 
 
 
Are u Serious The guy has no money and you want him to get a lawyer? How is he going to pay this lawyer. And another fool wants him to go to church in Ghana and stop complaining. Putting his faith in the charlatans called priests and pasto

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Grigori Pastorius
11-01 04:16
 
 
 
 
 
Excellent commentary Excellent commentary

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Kwesi London
11-01 09:17
 
 
 
Re: They called me 'mad', sacked me wrongfully – G If he does not have the money to sue, plesse you lawyers let some of you give hom pro bono legal help and God will bless you abundantly. Where is the minister of health. Do something about this disgraceful. despicable, inhum

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Pk
11-01 04:15
 
 
 
Abusia is causing u pls Abusia. Go n beg your family ok.

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KFC
11-01 05:30
 
 
 
Poorly written story It is so difficult reading this story because of the writer's attempt to bring a human interest angle to it. Hence the story falls flat. the writer should learn his or her craft to enable him or her to do so. I simply can

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strongman
11-01 05:38
 
 
 
 
You are also sick in your head Everybody understands the story except you. When was the last time you saw your psychiatric doctor?

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Boateng
11-01 06:25
 
 
 
 
 
Re: You are also sick in your head hahahaha agyeeii We live in an evil world. Everybody should do whatever it take to protect themselves. The law only protects a section of the people. So sad

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Mysterio
11-01 07:22
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ay3 pinsooooi! When it was revealed that 50% of Ghanaians are mad, did you think it excluded medical doctors???

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Odartey
11-01 08:10
 
 
 
misleading article The doctor was and is still a house officer. Meaning he is still under training. Where comes then Ben Carson useless analogy. Betonsi has no case. Effia nkwanta is not the only place to undergo houseman ship. Why can't he co

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nana addo
11-01 05:47
 
 
 
 
Fighting the system I think there is more to this. I empathize with him, however I think he should have ask for a transfer immediately than fighting effia nkwanta and losing it all. With the lapse in his training can he just be reinstated as hou

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Gogus
11-01 06:16
 
 
 
 
GHS made him mad People like you are the demons destroying this country. If you frustrate a human being, won't that person dress and roam anyhow out of frustration? This is a human rights issue.

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Peter
11-01 06:19
 
 
 
They called me mad Go into private practice .stop moaning !

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Akiwumi
11-01 06:19
 
 
 
pls Dr am having a clinic gt intouch i need a Dr in my clinic

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ugly akufo addo
11-01 06:29
 
 
 
Big story Thank you Starr Fm and ghanaweb for this human right story. Where are the human rights activists in this country?

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Lop
11-01 06:29
 
 
 
Re: They called me 'mad', sacked me wrongfully – G My brother why now?

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suleman quainoo
11-01 06:58
 
 
 
Re: They called me 'mad', sacked me wrongfully – G he sounds coherent and sound to me judging by the account he rendered.such high value kn owledge shouldn't go to waste just like that.besides psychiatrists and a clinical psychologist have declared him sound up to the time he

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Julius Asare
11-01 06:59
 
 
 
The Truth Shall prevail . If this is the whole truth of the story, then he's been treated unfairly to say the least, however the second version of his accusers story must also be publish for us to strike the balance (th

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Lott
11-01 07:00
 
 
 
GHS IS FULL OF OCCULTS. So so sad reading this. This man here in Navrongo is very normal. In fact speaking as an insider, the Ghana health service is full of occults with So much reverence and power being given to them. Something definitely needs to

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MAX
11-01 07:03
 
 
 
Re: They called me 'mad', sacked me wrongfully – G Does The Reporter Really Know Ben Carson, like seriously. .... hmm

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Benny
11-01 07:28
 
 
 
 
Re: They called me 'mad', sacked me wrongfully – G Do u really know Ben Carson? Pls be n let us be!

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Joe
11-01 07:51
 
 
 
Dr Bentonsi This world in which we are living is not fair to us at all,even if he was diagnosed as mentally impaired should not give people ( so called manager s) to scrub his salaries

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Sheijoe m
11-01 08:08
 
 
 
Sick Ghana This country is sick to the core. It will never rise.

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Sam, Konkonpe
11-01 08:52
 
 
 
Life is war is seroius ooh,master you can do somthing,you still have your knowledge.

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Mark Tutu
11-01 09:01
 
 
 
Re: They called me 'mad', sacked me wrongfully – G In a country where the number of doctors is inadequate this is happening. People in authority continue to victimize their subordinates whenever they don't agree with them on work principles or refusing to be corrupted. I thi

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ntoni
11-01 09:21
 
 
 
Is Ghana Christian nation and Muslim? Africa Africa,And we say we need more doctors .the one who did this to the doctor must face the law.

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Ok
11-01 09:44
 
 
 
Minister of Health, The President must step in.

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truth
11-01 10:02
 
 
 
Re: They called me 'mad', sacked me wrongfully – G Does any laws work in Ghana?

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Capt. Adabuga
11-01 10:10
 
 
 
Re: They called me 'mad', sacked me wrongfully – G We are the sources of our problems. If this young man is really mad and if Ghana really needs doctors, isn't it more logical to treat him and send him back to work? The country has already invested a lot in training him. Coul

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Baba Alhaji de Nima
11-01 10:24
 
 
 
 
Re: They called me 'mad', sacked me wrongfully – G This doctor may be suffering from some type of schizophrenic disorder. However, with the proper treatment and medications, he may still be able to function well and practice medicine. The paranoia he's exhibiting about people

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Yaba Kia
11-01 23:08
 
 
 
Plain Stupid. Ben Carson is a retard,so Ghana's 'Ben Carson' must be retarded as well.

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Nii
11-01 11:43
 
 
 
Re: They called me 'mad', sacked me wrongfully – G The treatment is not fair.Doc. fight to the end. God will be with you .

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John Mensah
11-01 14:59
 
 
 
He is really paranoid. He is paranoid. Possible some underlying schizophrenia. Is he related to Trump ?

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sam
11-01 23:43
 
 
 
You are sick in your head You are a disgrace to your family, friends and society as a whole. How much did you pay for this story? Stop sponsoring women especially peoples wives, Drinking and making up stories for who to show you........When parents mi

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naa
11-15 04:09