The Korle Bu Doctors Association suspended its industrial action barely 18 hours after it began on 4 May 2026, following an emergency meeting with hospital management. The suspension came after the hospital committed to allowing laboratory physicians to return to their designated workplaces without hindrance, aiming to resolve friction within the hospital's laboratory services.
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Medical doctors at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital have suspended all Out-Patient Department services following a strike over laboratory processes affecting clinical decision-making. The action has redirected routine patients to the emergency unit and forced the hospital to turn away specialist consultations, leaving only emergency and critical cases being handled.
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Maxwell Kofi Jumah, former chief executive of GIHOC Distilleries, has been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital and remains unable to meet the GH¢55 million bail conditions granted by EOCO on April 29, following his arrest in a raid related to alleged breaches of public financial management regulations.
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The Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has called on the Korle Bu Doctors Association to withdraw claims that excluding Laboratory Physicians from the Central Laboratory undermines healthcare delivery and specialist training. The laboratory scientists' General Secretary denied allegations of using force to argue with doctors and challenged doctors to provide evidence for claims that laboratory results do not align with clinical findings.
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Ghana's health sector faces recurring crises in emergency care, including patients turned away from hospitals and receiving treatment on floors, but the underlying issue is systemic failure rather than lack of beds or policy—the country has established Accident and Emergency guidelines stating no patient should be denied care, yet the cycle of tragedy, outrage, and inaction continues without sustained reform.
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A security guard at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital threw a kenkey seller's container and contents into a dustbin after she violated a directive prohibiting food vendors from selling within the hospital premises. The incident, captured on social media, drew public criticism for the guard's harsh treatment of the vendor.
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