The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has joined the strike action demanding the reversal of the suspension of the hospital’s CEO, Dr. Paa Kwesi Baidoo.
According to the GRNMA, the two-week suspension of the CEO is not an effective response to the challenges confronting the KATH.
They argued that the Minister of Health’s directive fails to address the deep-seated infrastructural deficits, congestion, inadequate logistics, and persistent resource constraints.
Part of the statement issued by the GRNMA read, “The two-week suspension of the Chief Executive Officer is unnecessary and is definitely not the solution to the enormous pressure, infrastructural challenges, congestion, inadequate logistics, and resource constraints confronting the hospital on a daily basis”.
They also called for the Health Ministry to expedite the operationalisation of long-awaited health facilities meant to decongest KATH and also prioritise retooling, infrastructural expansion, and improved resource allocation.
“We wish to state categorically that effective 8:00am 7th June 2026 Nurses and Midwives at KATH will join the strike if the directive from the Honourable Minister for Health is not reversed,” the statement added.
In related news, Doctors at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) have announced the commencement of their indefinite withdrawal of services following the suspension of the hospital’s Chief Executive Officer.
According to KATH doctors, the decision to suspend the hospital’s Chief Executive Officer is unjustified and counterproductive.
In a formal notice addressed to the Chairman of the KATH Board, the doctors expressed concern that measures introduced by management to address patient overcrowding and ensure continued delivery of safe healthcare.
They argued that KATH, which serves as the principal tertiary referral facility for the middle and northern sectors of Ghana, is facing significant infrastructural challenges.
According to the statement, following deliberations, members unanimously condemned the suspension of the CEO, stating that the decision would not address the underlying challenges confronting KATH.
The association resolved to commence a total withdrawal of services by medical doctors at the hospital effective 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 6, 2026.
They further disclosed that the strike action would continue until a number of demands are met, which include the review and reversal of the suspension of the Chief Executive Officer.
Additionally, the association demanded KATH Board establish clear policies to guide the management of situations at the hospital’s emergency capacity and also called on the Ministry of Health to provide clear timelines for the operationalisation of Sewua Hospital and Afari Military Hospital.
Their statement follow, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, the Minister for Health, who has directed the Board of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) to suspend the hospital’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr Paa Kwesi Baidoo, for two weeks with immediate effect.
In a letter dated June 5, 2026, the Health Minister asserted that the decision follows the KATH CEO temporary suspension of emergency admissions at the facility.
The Health Minister highlighted that the action was taken in contravention of directives issued by President John Dramani Mahama.
He disclosed that the meeting involving the Ministry’s Chief Director, Technical Advisor and Legal Advisor concluded that the CEO’s actions were inconsistent with the President’s directives.
See the statement below:
