The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has directed all public health facilities to stop charging fees for the use of washrooms.
The move, according to the GHS, is to uphold patient dignity and improve public health standards.
In a circular dated April 16, 2025, and signed by Acting Director-General Prof.
Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, the GHS instructed all regional directors to enforce the immediate cessation of such charges. "The washrooms must at all times be kept clean and comfortable to prevent the risk of infection, improve the perception of patient care quality, and increase patient satisfaction. "Regional Directors are accordingly requested to ensure that this practice ceases with immediate effect.
