General News of Saturday, 11 September 2021
Source: ghana.dubawa.org
2021-09-11
This photo was shared on Twitter
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As part of the #fixthecountry posts on Twitter, a user, @AmistyTV posted a photo showing some newborn babies lying on plastic chairs.
“This is Ghana for us. So the leaders why. #FixTheCountry,” the caption reads.
Some users, in commenting on the tweet, have expressed their disappointment at the government for the situation.
Verification
The photo in the post was subjected to TinEye Reverse Image Search and findings indicate it is from Uganda.
A health story published by Newvision.co.ug in 2019 reported the photo was of newborn babies at the neonatal care unit at Kawempe National Hospital. The babies were later moved to Mulago specialized women and neonatal hospital according to the Ugandan Ministry of Health. The story was also reported by The Observer.ug and many other Ugandan media organisations.
This same image was recirculated on social media in 2019 as having occurred in Nigeria and again in 2020 when it was said to have happened at the Pumwani Maternity Hospital in Nairobi.
Dubawa Nigeria in 2019 and Pesacheck in 2020 have debunked claims around this photo in their respective countries.
Conclusion
The photo was taken at the Kawempe National Hospital in Uganda in 2019 and not in Ghana.
This is ghana for us ????????????
So the leaders why
#FixTheCountry pic.twitter.com/sIvxdYeHfj— 1Don gh (@AmistyTv) August 23, 2021
I pity my country Ghana ????????????????????
Meanwhile one V8 money can buy hundreds of these beds for these kid. When will we be wise?— Nana Kwame Aheaaa???????? (@NAheaaa) August 23, 2021
Does the president of Ghana sees this at all. If he does then it mean he inhuman after all. We all can not fix all the problems in our country but, when we do get the chance let’s solve part of them because it is our beloved mother land.
— Wilson Agbley (@WAgbley) August 23, 2021
What kind of madness is ahhhhh where are these our F leaders
— Charles Sam (@nexttyrone) August 23, 2021
@NAkufoAddo @MBawumia @SBawumia sto the unnecessary things and focus ..why can’t you stop the greed and just make simple things happen …trust me one day it would definitely be your generation….your own offsprings would be in this same situation..karma is close to you fools
— #rileyfreeman (@RileyBadabidi) August 23, 2021