The suspended Chief Executive Officer of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has appealed to striking staff to return to work, saying the “supreme interest of Ghanaians and our valued patients” must come first.
In a letter dated June 8, 2026 addressed to “All Staff Members” of KATH, Dr. (Med) Paa Kwesi Baidoo thanked workers for their show of solidarity since his suspension but urged them to resume duty.
“I need you all to return back to duty in the supreme interest of Ghanaians and our valued patients, whilst I defer the outcome and directions to the supreme wisdom of the Hon. Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh (MP), and the Board of KATH,” the letter said.
Dr. Baidoo said he remained “committed to the cause of His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Ghana.”
The appeal comes as industrial action at KATH entered its third day.
Doctors under the Komfo Anokye Doctors’ Association (KADA) began a total withdrawal of services on June 6, 2026 over Emergency Department congestion and the CEO’s suspension. Nurses and midwives at the facility threatened to join the strike from 7 June.
The National Labour Commission on 6 June directed KADA to “call off the strike immediately,” saying the notice violated sections 162 and 163 of the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651). The commission summoned both parties to a hearing on 10 June.
KATH, Ghana’s second-largest teaching hospital, serves as the main referral centre for the Ashanti, Bono, Ahafo and northern regions.
The facility has faced persistent overcrowding in its Emergency Department, with health worker groups blaming infrastructure gaps and delays in operationalising nearby facilities such as Sewua Hospital.