A well intentioned but otherwise badly timed speech by our deputy minister of health Dr Benjamin Kumbour has gone and opened up some old wounds in the eyes, minds, thoughts and sentiments of most diasporean doctors, health workers and other proffessional work groups for that matter.
His charge? Well speaking at a four day health conference at the KATH, he asked all diasporean doctors to come back home and help with the emerging challenges and environments facing health care delivery in Ghana today. To say this has incensed the majority of the diasporean fraternity is an understatement and i will stress on the most notable points most people have raised.

CITIZENRY RIGHTS...DUAL NATIONALITY.

The advent of Swine Flu in Mexico (where it is thought to have first reared its ugly head) in the past few months was something that most people thought would go away quickly but at the moment it seems to be taking a global dimension with every country (you do hope so don’t you?) jumping to action and preparing for a pandemic. If the reports flashing across the International news sites are anything to go by, then the situation is growing into worrying proportions and taking on wider dimensions.

There’s a reason why we are counted amongst THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. These are the countries whose growth are stunted by one reason or the other or those who move slowly towards progressive attitudes and trail behind other countries in the advancement of all things that make life easier and better for its people. Developing Country because we don’t ever seem to move from the same spot, let alone play catch up. Whiles you can forgive and understand some countries for not having the wherewithal to act as launch pads to fly sky high, in other instances it is simply unforgivable and a testament to how one can have it all and yet whittle it away somewhat or have it all and mismanage it till it becomes a noose round the neck and a shame to observe.

The above subject matter is one that i will never get closure to in my time, and if you were anything like me when I was a youngster then you did go through the baffling experience of trying to find out the FIRST and SECOND World Countries on your World Atlas, badgered your Geography teacher with umpteen questions till he stuck you at the back of the class, whiles your dad lit a cigarette and poured himself a gin as soon as he saw you approaching with a pencil and exercise book eager to drive him nuts with your findings that got you nowhere of course. If like me you are still searching, then you know how frustrating, uncalled for and insulting the World has turned out in the way it brands itself.

God bless our homeland Ghana and make our nation great and strong…bold to defend forever the cause of freedom and of Rights? Pride? Nationalism? Patriotism?

The long awaited ‘SOTNAD’ finally happened last week.