Tamale Teaching Hospital: Doctors suspend emergency and outpatient services over Minister’s conduct, poor conditions
The Doctors Association of Tamale Teaching Hospital (DATTH) has declared an indefinite suspension of emergency and outpatient services, effective immediately.
This decision follows an emergency meeting held on April 23, 2025, in response to longstanding operational challenges and a recent altercation involving the Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, and a senior doctor at the facility.
Withdrawal of services
In a statement released Tuesday night, the association announced that its members would no longer provide services at the general outpatient departments (OPD), antenatal clinics, specialist clinics, and paediatric OPD.
However, DATTH assured the public that inpatient care would continue until all admitted patients are safely discharged.
The doctors are also d...
