The National Labour Commission (NLC) has directed doctors at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) to immediately call off a planned indefinite strike.
It says the notice of industrial action was improperly served and violated the country’s Labour Act.
In a summons dated 6 June 2026, the NLC said it had read media reports of a strike declaration by the Komfo Anokye Doctors’ Association (KADA) effective 6 June 2026. KADA had notified the KATH Board on 5 June that it would withdraw services overcrowding in the Emergency Department and the suspension of the hospital’s Chief Executive Officer.
The commission said the strike notice was “not compliant with the relevant provisions of the Labour Law” and therefore contravened sections 162 and 163 of the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651).
“Consequently, the Commission in exercise of its powers under section 139(d) of the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651) directs KADA to call off the strike immediately,” the NLC said in a letter signed by Acting Executive Secretary Dr. Bernice A. Welbeck.
The NLC summoned both parties to appear before it on Wednesday, 10 June 2026 at 2 p.m. for a hearing of the issues in dispute.
KADA had demanded the reversal of the CEO’s suspension and clearer policies for managing patient overflow at KATH, Ghana’s second-largest teaching hospital.
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives’ Association, KATH branch, also threatened to join the strike from 7 June if the CEO’s suspension was not withdrawn.
The Ministry of Health has not publicly commented on the NLC directive.
KATH serves as the main referral centre for Ghana’s middle and northern regions.
