The Greater Accra Regional Health Directorate has announced that the Ghana Police Service has arrested a man who brutally assaulted a Midwife at Tema Community 22 Polyclinic.
According to a statement issued by the Greater Accra Regional Health Directorate, the incident happened on Tuesday, June 2, 2026.
The Regional Health Directorate described the attack as unprovoked, adding that the midwife was carrying out her official duties.
They further disclosed that the suspect is expected to be arraigned before the court on Monday, June 8, 2026.
In a statement issued on Friday, June 5, the Greater Accra Regional Health Directorate stated, “The Greater Accra Regional Health Directorate strongly condemns the assault and battery on one of our staff at the Tema Community 22 Polyclinic, as captured in a video currently circulating on social media. The staff member, a midwife, was attacked by a patient’s family member on Tuesday, 2 June 2026, while enforcing the facility’s visiting hours policy. The attack was unprovoked.
We stand firmly behind the affected midwife and every member of staff across our facilities. They come to work to serve the public, and they must be able to do so without fear of physical harm.
We commend the Ghana Police Service for their swift response, which restored calm to the facility and led to the arrest of the individual alleged to have carried out the attack.
The accused is scheduled to be arraigned before the court on Monday, 8 June 2026. Violence against health workers will not be tolerated.
Per the directive of the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, all grievances must be channelled to the Client Service Desk, which is present in every Ghana Health Service facility. The Client Service Desk will escalate concerns to the appropriate level where the need arises. Assault is not a channel for redress, and it will not be treated as one.
We remain committed to delivering quality health services to the people of the Greater Accra Region and urge all clients to use the appropriate channels and to treat our staff with the same respect with which they are received”.
The Regional Health Directorate statement follows a video that has surfaced of a nurse at Tema Community 22 Polyclinic being allegedly assaulted by a relative of a patient.
Reports suggest the assault occurred at the Tema Community 22 Polyclinic on Thursday, June 4, 2026.
According to reports, the nurse was allegedly assaulted by a relative of a patient after requesting the individual to leave the facility when visiting hours had ended.
Information available suggest when the nurse approached the patient’s relative and informed them that visiting hours were over, the situation escalated, resulting in an alleged physical assault.
In a post shared by a netizen on X read, “This incident occurred at Community 22 Polyclinic in Ashaiman on 2nd June 2026. Healthcare workers deserve a safe and respectful working environment while carrying out their duties.
The only “offence” this nurse committed was informing visitors that visiting hours had ended. What happened next was both disturbing and unacceptable”.
See the statement below:
🔥🚨JUST IN: This incident occurred at Community 22 Polyclinic in Ashaiman on 2nd June 2026. Healthcare workers deserve a safe and respectful working environment while carrying out their duties.
— Prince Jidulah (@PrinceJidulah) June 4, 2026
The only “offence” this nurse committed was informing visitors that visiting hours… pic.twitter.com/waWG3HusLR
