Patients receiving treatment at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) have expressed profound gratitude to Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II for his swift intervention, which successfully brought an end to the recent doctors’ strike at the facility.
The industrial action was suspended following a high-level mediation led by the Asantehene and other key healthcare stakeholders.
Doctors officially resumed duty at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, 9th June 2026, and full medical services—particularly at the Outpatient Department (OPD) and consulting rooms—have transitioned back to normal operations today.
Relief for Patients
Many patients who visited the hospital on Wednesday, 10th June 2026, expressed immense relief, commending the Asantehene for his timely leadership and praising the doctors for heeding the call to return to work.
Several patients noted that they received prompt, high-quality care upon the resumption of services, reversing days of anxiety over disrupted medical attention.
Root Cause of the Dispute
The labour dispute at Ghana’s second-largest teaching hospital began after doctors declared a strike to protest a decision by the Ministry of Health.
The Ministry had suspended KATH’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) following a controversial, unilateral decision by management to freeze admissions at the emergency centre, amid broader, ongoing operational challenges plaguing the facility.