Wenchi Methodist Hospital and assembly plan mass burial for 28 unclaimed bodies

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The Wenchi Methodist Hospital in the Bono Region has announced plans to conduct a mass burial for 28 unclaimed and unidentified bodies that have been in its morgue for nearly three years.

 

In a press statement signed by the Wenchi Municipal Coordinating Director, Jimah Yakubu, the hospital explained that the prolonged storage of these bodies has caused severe congestion, hampering the efficient operations of the facility.

 

“It is announced for the information of the public, especially families with issues of missing persons, that the Environmental Health Unit of the Wenchi Municipal Assembly and the Management of Wenchi Methodist Hospital are processing for the burial of 28 unidentified persons (papers),” the statement read.

 

The hospital emphasized the challenges caused by the situation. “The bodies have remained in the morgue for almost three years now and have since hindered smooth services and operations of the morgue,” it added.

 

Efforts to contact the public for the identification and collection of the bodies have been unsuccessful, according to the statement.

 

“Given these inconveniences and other related health risks, special burial shall be conducted after one week from Thursday, January 23, 2025, to Friday, January 31, 2025, to decongest the overburdened morgue/mortuary,” the statement noted.

 

Families, individuals, or groups concerned are urged to promptly contact the hospital to identify and claim their deceased relatives before the deadline of Friday, January 31, 2025.

 

The hospital appealed for public cooperation to ensure the successful identification and collection of the bodies, stressing that this would not only ease the burden on the morgue but also allow for dignified burial arrangements for the deceased.

 

 

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