Death

Death in Ghana is not a distant concept whispered about in fear; it is a daily reality woven into traffic, hospitals, politics, and poverty. From preventable road accidents and medical negligence to police brutality and silent deaths caused by hardship, dying in Ghana often feels routine rather than shocking. Yet while death is everywhere, accountability is nowhere. Funerals are lavish, grief is public, but the systems that kill people quietly remain untouched. This introduction explores death in Ghana as a social, cultural, and political issue, exposing how a nation that celebrates funerals often ignores the living conditions that make death so common.