Also known as: MDC
Medical and Dental Council — Ghana's healthcare professional regulator handling disciplinary cases, practitioner verification, and fitness-to-practise assessments.
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The Registrar of the Medical and Dental Council (MDC), Dr Divine Banyubala, has disclosed that the council is currently investigating 31 disciplinary cases involving 46 medical practitioners, with nearly two-thirds of the complaints relating to allegations of medical negligence. …
Medical and Dental Council investigating 31 disciplinary cases; 64% relate to negligenceJoy Online
The Ministry of Health has announced the opening of the recruitment process for the 36th batch of Medical Officers and Dentists who have completed their housemanship and have been duly verified by the Medical and Dental Council. …
Health Ministry opens recruitment for 36th batch of Medical Officers and DentistsBusiness & Financial Times
… I hereby entreat civil society, workers’ unions, religious bodies, and all right-thinking Ghanaians to rise up and demand accountability from those in authority—the Ministry of Health, the Ghana Health Service, the Medical and Dental Council, and the Government of Ghana. …
A call for ‘The Charles Amissah Act’Joy Online
… To qualify for consideration, applicants must meet the regulatory requirements of Ghana’s Medical and Dental Council or the Nursing and Midwifery Council, depending on their profession. …
Ghana, Jamaica launch recruitment drive for nurses and medical specialistsJoy Online
… Chairman of the Medical and Dental Council Professor Agyeman Badu Akosa urged medical practitioners to uphold professionalism, accountability, and proper documentation in healthcare delivery. …
Ghana Association of Radiologists calls for investment in modern diagnostic infrastructureJoy Online
The Chairman of the Medical and Dental Council, Professor Agyeman Badu Akosa, has expressed concern over the increasing number of malpractice and professional misconduct complaints against health professionals in Ghana. …
Medical and Dental Council worried over growing misconduct complaints against health professionalsJoy Online
The Medical and Dental Council (MDC) has expressed deep worry over a staggering surge in medical negligence, malpractice, and professional misconduct complaints filed against healthcare practitioners across the country. …
“It is worrying” – Prof. Akosa sounds alarm over failing medical ethicsJoy Online
… The GMA President further noted that disciplinary processes within professional regulatory bodies, such as the Medical and Dental Council, are more rigorous and provide room for legal representation, examination of evidence, witness testimony and appeals. …
GMA president questions use of ‘medical negligence’ in Charles Amissah probe reportJoy Online
… EMSOG also noted that disciplinary responsibility for professional conduct lies with established regulatory bodies such as the Medical and Dental Council and the Nursing and Midwifery Council, and urged that these institutions be allowed to conduct independent investigations. …
Medicine Society calls for fair process, cautions against blaming health workers in Amissah death reportJoy Online
… isciplinary process conducted by the relevant employer or regulatory body can establish culpability and determine sanctions. “It is only a thorough disciplinary process instituted by the employer, whether Korle-Bu, Ridge, the Police Service, or even the Medical and Dental Council …
“Prima facie evidence does not mean guilt” — GMA President calls for caution over Charles Amissah death reportNPP 2028 presidential candidate Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, following discussions with Ghana Medical Association leadership, called for a paradigm shift in healthcare policies to address challenges including doctor retention and distribution, remuneration, infrastructure, and emergency preparedness.
29 September 2026 · Joy Online →
NPP 2028 presidential candidate Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, following discussions with Ghana Medical Association leadership, called for a paradigm shift in healthcare policies to address challenges including doctor retention and distribution, remuneration, infrastructure, and emergency preparedness.
29 September 2026 · Joy Online →
NPP Flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia met with Ghana Medical Association leadership to discuss challenges in the health sector, including medical workforce retention, migration of professionals, remuneration, and a proposed additional licensing examination for locally trained doctors.
28 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Health Facilities Regulatory Agency has begun investigations into the death of 31-year-old Theresa Boakye Dapaah following a caesarean section at Ridge Hospital, with the husband alleging negligence by the hospital and its medical staff. HeFRA Chief Executive Officer Dr Winfred Korletey Baah said the agency will take disciplinary action against individuals or the facility if breaches in the delivery of care are established.
2 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Association of Medical Councils of Africa will host its 28th Annual Conference at the Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra from August 23–27, 2026, bringing together African and international medical regulators and healthcare stakeholders. The conference, themed "Regulation for Safer Communities Towards Universal Health Coverage," will focus on strengthening regulation of doctors, dentists and other healthcare professionals to ensure quality and safe healthcare access.
20 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Association of Medical Councils of Africa will hold its 28th Annual Conference in Accra from August 23 to 27, 2026, to discuss health worker migration, patient safety, and the regulation of healthcare professionals. The Registrar of the Medical and Dental Council said the conference will focus on strengthening coordination among regulatory authorities as healthcare professionals increasingly move across borders.
20 August 2026 · Joy Online →
118 newly qualified doctors and dentists were inducted into the Medical and Dental Council after completing their medical training and mandatory housemanship. The inductees graduated from the University of Ghana, KNUST, and the University of Cape Coast, and the Health Minister urged them to take up their assigned postings without delay to strengthen primary healthcare delivery across the country.
5 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Nursing and Midwifery Council says it cannot begin disciplinary proceedings against nurses implicated in Charles Amissah's death until it receives the official report from the investigating committee. The Registrar stated the Council received only a directive from the Ministry of Health but not the committee's findings needed to initiate discipline.
29 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana will host the 28th Annual Scientific Conference of the Association of Medical Councils of Africa from August 24 to 27, 2026, bringing together more than 300 health regulators, policymakers and medical professionals from across Africa to discuss responsive regulation for safer communities and better health outcomes.
28 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Medical and Dental Council has raised concerns about burnout, substance abuse, and mental health challenges among healthcare professionals, disclosing that it has handled cases where practitioners' mental wellbeing affected their fitness to practise. The council established health assessment panels to evaluate affected practitioners and agreed to conduct a baseline study to assess mental health challenges among health professionals in Ghana.
15 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Medical and Dental Council is implementing a real-time practitioner verification system using QR codes and mandatory identification tags to enable patients and health facilities to instantly verify whether healthcare professionals are duly licensed, part of efforts to eliminate quack practitioners and clarify professional titles.
15 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Medical and Dental Council is investigating 31 disciplinary cases involving 46 medical practitioners, with 64% of complaints relating to medical negligence. The council also has two cases each at the High Court and Circuit Court, and received 35 new complaints in the first quarter and five in the second quarter.
15 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Ministry of Health is recruiting the 36th batch of Medical Officers and Dentists who have completed housemanship. Applications open Wednesday, July 8, 2026, with a deadline of July 15, 2026, for posting to the Ghana Health Service, CHAG, Ahmadiyya Health Services, and the Mental Health Authority.
6 July 2026 · Joy Online →
A Business & Financial Times contributor reflects on his mother's 2013 emergency-room experience at Korle-Bu, where they were turned away due to lack of beds, and draws a parallel to the recent death of Charles Amissah, arguing that Ghana's healthcare system continues to fail patients in similar circumstances.
3 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
The Governments of Ghana and Jamaica have launched a recruitment drive to attract qualified Ghanaian nurses and medical specialists for positions in Jamaica's healthcare sector, including specialist nursing roles and fellowship-level medical positions, with applicants required to meet regulatory requirements and possess at least two years of post-basic working experience.
3 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Association of Radiologists has called on government and health sector stakeholders to invest in modern diagnostic infrastructure, including CT scans and MRI machines, across the country to improve disease detection and treatment. The association's president noted that many health facilities lack access to high-end imaging modalities.
25 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Chairman of the Medical and Dental Council has expressed concern over increasing malpractice and professional misconduct complaints against health professionals in Ghana, attributing the growing backlog of cases to declining adherence to professional ethics and accountability. He urged practitioners to uphold professionalism and stressed that the Council would independently investigate all complaints brought before it.
23 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Medical and Dental Council has reported a surge in complaints of medical negligence, malpractice, and professional misconduct against healthcare practitioners, with a backlog of disciplinary cases indicating declining professional ethics and patient-centred care in Ghana's health facilities. Chairman Professor Agyeman Badu Akosa noted that patients are increasingly reporting poor hospital treatment to the council.
23 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Medical Association president has questioned the use of "medical negligence" in an investigative committee's report on engineer Charles Amissah's death, arguing that such determinations exceed the authority of a non-judicial body. The committee found that delays in treatment and repeated referrals between health facilities, rather than the accident itself, contributed to the 29-year-old's death.
12 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Emergency Medicine Society of Ghana has cautioned against focusing blame on individual healthcare workers in the death of Charles Amissah, arguing that the "no bed syndrome" is a systemic failure rooted in underinvestment, overcrowded facilities, weak referral systems, and inadequate staffing rather than frontline clinicians' fault.
8 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The President of the Ghana Medical Association has cautioned the public not to interpret preliminary committee findings of possible negligence by health workers as proof of guilt, arguing the Charles Amissah death case reflects systemic healthcare challenges rather than individual culpability. He stressed that only formal disciplinary processes can establish guilt and determine sanctions.
8 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Parliament's Health Committee chairman says the investigative report into engineer Charles Amissah's death should warn health professionals to uphold ethical standards. The latest report named individuals believed to be involved, unlike previous reports that focused on institutions, and the Health Minister has directed referral to the Medical and Dental Council for disciplinary action.
7 May 2026 · Joy Online →
A committee report into the death of Charles Amissah from severe arm injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident on 6 February 2026 concludes his death was avoidable through basic interventions including wound compression, fluid resuscitation and blood transfusion. The report documents systemic failures across multiple institutions—ambulance services, triage systems, emergency departments, clinical leadership and professional ethics—as the patient arrived alive at three major health facilities but was failed at each critical stage of trauma response.
7 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Dr Eli Atukpui, former Registrar of the Medical and Dental Council, has called on the Health Minister to formally refer the report on Charles Amissah's death to the Medical and Dental Council to initiate disciplinary action against any culpable practitioners. He noted that the process could begin once the Minister forwards the report's recommendations to the Council, and that the ministerial committee chairman is also the MDC chairman, making the process straightforward.
7 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Health Minister has assured that all recommendations from the Akosa Committee report investigating Charles Amissah's death will be fully implemented. Amissah, a 29-year-old engineer, died after a hit-and-run in 2024 when multiple hospitals denied him treatment due to lack of beds, prompting calls for emergency healthcare reforms.
7 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Following a committee report on engineer Charles Amissah's death after a hit-and-run in Accra, the Health Minister has directed disciplinary action against several health professionals at Police Hospital, Greater Accra Regional Hospital, and Korle Bu Teaching Hospital for failing to provide care. The committee found serious lapses in emergency response and concluded the death was avoidable.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Akosa Committee investigating the February 2026 death of a 29-year-old engineer has identified multiple health professionals across three hospitals for allegedly failing to provide timely emergency care, and also raised concerns about ambulance personnel lacking critical training in life support and trauma response.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Parliament's Health Committee Chairman Dr. Mark Kurt Nawaane has raised concerns over the account of a pregnant woman's death at Kasoa Mother and Child Hospital on April 26, questioning how the facility could admit a referred labour case without a bed and stating that standard protocol requires a medical doctor, not just a midwife, for such cases.
30 April 2026 · Joy Online →