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Tamale Teaching Hospital: Doctors suspend emergency and outpatient services over Minister’s conduct, poor conditions

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. 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 demanding an immediate and unconditional apology from the Minister of Health and the Member of Parliament for Tamale North, Alhassan Sayibu Suhuyini. The demand stems from an alleged confrontation with Dr Valentine Akwulpwa, Head of the Accident and Emergency Department, during the Minister’s visit on Tuesday. According to the association, the apologies must be […]

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Kenyan Trainee Doctors Struggle Amid Unpaid Salaries and Rising Suicides.

In Kenya, a troubling wave of suicides among trainee doctors has sparked national concern, with five deaths reported in just two months. The young medics, essential to public hospitals, face grueling working hours, low pay, and delayed salaries, leaving many unable to afford basic needs like rent and utilities.Francis Njuki, a 29-year-old intern, took his life after a four-month salary delay and relentless work stress. His tragic story is not isolated—other cases, like that of Dr. Desree Obwogi, who ended her life after a 36-hour shift, paint a bleak picture of mental health and working conditions in Kenya’s healthcare sector.Despite government promises and the release of funds to cover overdue salaries, interns say the payments are inadequate. Many are now questioning their future in medicine or considering leaving the country altogether. Calls for systemic reform, including better mental health support […]

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