Doreen Smith

Soma CHPS Compound

Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District
Savannah Region
12th July,2020
THROUGH
The Northern Regional Director
National Health Insurance Authority
P. O Box 419
Tamale, Northern Region
TO
The Chief Executive Office,
National Health Insurance Authority,
36-6th Avenue, Opposite AU Suite,
Ridge Residential Area, Accra.

PETITION ON SEXUAL ASSUALT ON MISS DOREEN SMITH

I write to inform and petition your office about an attempted rape and sexual harassment/assault

on me -DOREEN SMITH a nurse at Soma CHPS Compound.

At about 9 AM on the 8th of July 2020, the District Manager of Sawla-Tuna-Kalba Scheme

(Mahama Sakara) in the Savannah Region arrived at Soma CHPS with the mission of

monitoring.

However, when we got into the facility, Mr Mahama Sakara (the Sawla NHIA Manager) started

making sexual demands. Upon several pleading that I was engaged to a man, Mr Sakara

engaged me in a struggle to have sex with me. In the process, his(Sakara) fingers entered my

vagina but could not have sexual intercourse with me.

This incident was reported to the Sawla Police Station on the 9th of July, 2020 pending

investigation. Equally, I have reported the incident of this attempted rape and sexual

harassment to Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District Health Directorate.

I am calling on your good office as a reputable key partner in Ghana health care delivery, to

investigate and institute the appropriate sanctions on Mr Mahama Sakara. He used his position

as a District Manager to gain entry into Soma CHPS leading to such shameful sexual assault.

It is my firm hope that this matter be properly investigated to maintain the goodwill that exist

between the National Health Insurance Authority and your cherished health care provider staff.

I have an audio recording of what transpired at the facility at a point when it was then clear that

Mr. Sakara was on sex satisfaction escapade not monitoring.

Counting on your esteem office for justice.

Yours faithfully

DOREEN SMITH

Tel;0543024924