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Korle Bu Teaching Hospital

Also known as: Korle Bu

Korle Bu Teaching Hospital — a major public hospital in Ghana, recently experienced a doctors' strike over laboratory protocols and received medical equipment donations from private companies.

Korle Bu doctors suspended a one-day strike on laboratory protocols after hospital management committed to allowing laboratory physicians to return to their designated workplaces. The strike had halted Out-Patient Department services and forced the hospital to redirect routine patients to emergency units, highlighting ongoing friction over laboratory processes affecting clinical decision-making.

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Korle Bu doctors suspend strike after 18 hours

The News

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.

Why it matters

Korle Bu doctors ending their strike preserves critical healthcare services for Ghanaians after resolution of workplace tensions.

10 hours ago · Joy Online

Yesterday

  1. Korle Bu doctors suspend strike after 18 hours

    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.

    10 hours ago · Joy Online

  2. Korle Bu OPD suspended as doctors strike over lab protocols

    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.

    15 hours ago · Joy Online

  3. Former GIHOC CEO hospitalised, unmet bail conditions

    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.

    16 hours ago · Joy Online

  4. Korle Bu laboratory scientists reject doctors' claims over exclusion dispute

    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.

    16 hours ago · Joy Online

  5. Ghana's emergency care system fails patients despite clear policies

    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.

    17 hours ago · Joy Online

  6. Korle Bu security guard discards kenkey seller's goods in dustbin

    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.

    19 hours ago · Daily Guide

Wednesday 29 April

  1. ECG installs 315kVA transformer in Chorkor 31st

    The Accra West Region of the Electricity Company of Ghana has installed a new 315kVA transformer in Chorkor 31st to address low voltage challenges in the area. The project, estimated to cost GH¢290,000, supplements an existing transformer serving the Ablekuma South Municipality.

    29 April 2026 · The Ghanaian Times

Tuesday 28 April

  1. GAEC hosts SAPPHIRE workshop to expand African cancer radiotherapy capacity

    The Ghana Atomic Energy Commission held an international training workshop from 13–18 April 2026 under the SAPPHIRE Project, a UK-funded initiative aimed at strengthening radiotherapy capacity across Africa by addressing shortages of skilled medical physicists, limited access to advanced technologies, and equipment breakdowns. The workshop brought together over 40 participants from Africa, Europe, and North America for technical training and knowledge exchange.

    28 April 2026 · Joy Online

  2. Tiler in critical condition after self-harm incident in Mankessim

    A 48-year-old tiler from Kumasi is in critical condition at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital after allegedly cutting his own throat with work equipment in Mankessim on Sunday. He was rescued by his apprentice and initially treated at a local hospital before being referred to Korle Bu.

    28 April 2026 · Joy Online

Sunday 26 April

  1. Dainess Foods donates X-ray screens to Korle Bu Teaching Hospital

    Dainess Foods presented two X-ray machine screens to the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital's Cardiothoracic Centre on April 17, 2026, honouring the late founder Mrs. Janet Nana Odomaa Sarkodee's wish and reinforcing the company's commitment to strengthening healthcare delivery in Ghana.

    26 April 2026 · Business & Financial Times

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