The Coalition of Allied Health Professionals has called on the government to recruit over 30,000 unemployed health professionals and to set clear timelines for their postings.
Addressing the press on Monday, May 26, 2025, the group accused the government of neglect and discrimination.
According to them, the group, which includes medical laboratory scientists, physiotherapists, radiographers, and other allied health professionals, has been waiting for years, with some members unemployed since 2019. "It is unacceptable that highly trained professionals such as Medical Laboratory Scientists, Physiotherapists, Radiographers, Health Information Officers, Disease Control Officers, Community Mental Health Officers, Nutritionists, and Dietitians are idle at home while patients suffer and health workers are overstretched," a spokesperson said. "Ghana cannot continue to claim it is committed to universal health coverage while sidelining the very workforce needed to achieve it.
We call on the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Finance to hear our cry," the spokesperson added.
