TTH doctors declare indefinite suspension of emergency and outpatient service

Doctors at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) have declared an indefinite suspension of all emergency and outpatient services following the dismissal of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr Atiku Adam.

They have pointed to some challenging working environments that lack basic medical supplies and  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 their earlier press release, the Doctors’ Association of Tamale Teaching Hospital held an emergency General Assembly meeting at noon yesterday.

The Doctors after the meeting, demanded that with immediate effect, all members of DATTH should proceed on an indefinite suspension of all emergency and outpatient services, General OPD, Antenatal clinic, Specialist clinic, Paediatrics OPD.

This notwithstanding, they added that Inpatient Care shall continue.

Against this backdrop, they demand an unqualified apology from the Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh and the Member of Parliament for Tamale North Constituency, Alhassan Sayibu Suhuyini.

“We shall resume provision of emergency and outpatient services after we receive appropriate apologies,” they stated.

They further added that the management of the hospital should ensure that the following are available in the short term for them to work effectively.

Read the full statement below