Former Minister of Health, Dr Okoe Boye, has weighed in on the strike action by doctors at the Tamale Teaching Hospital, citing a hostile working environment, lack of basic medical supplies, and what they describe as an insult to their dignity by top government officials.
In a statement released after an emergency general assembly meeting held at noon on Tuesday, the Doctors' Association of Tamale Teaching Hospital (DATTH) announced that its members would no longer offer services at the General OPD, Antenatal Clinic, Specialist Clinic, and Paediatrics OPD following an altercation during the Minister of Health's visit to the hospital on April 22, 2025.
They demanded unqualified apologies from the Health Minister and Tamale North MP, Alhassan Sayibu Suhuyini, to Dr.
Valentine Akwulpwa, the entire medical staff, and specifically the team at the Accident and Emergency Department.
