Northern Regional Minister, Salifu Saeed, says a meeting has been scheduled with Doctors, Nurses and Paramedics at the Tamale Teaching Hospital this morning to plead with them to return to work.
This follows the withdrawal of OPD services in protest over the attack on the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr. David Kolbila.
The health practitioners are demanding action after Dr Kolbila was chased out of the facility by some persons alleged to be supporters of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Speaking on GBC’s news and current affairs programme ‘Behind the News’, Mr.Saeed said patients will not be made to suffer because of the situation, therefore a quick solution will be found today.
Meanwhile, the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), has threatened to advise its members to withdraw their services at hospitals if concrete steps are not taken to deal with perpetrators.
UPDATE
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Tamale Teaching Hospital, Dr. David Kolbila, who was chased out of his office yesterday (August 14) by some irate youth has been re-instated.
This follows the intervention of the Regional Security Council (REGSEC) led by the Regional Minister, Salifu Saeed, when he visited the facility this morning to restore law and order.
Some irate youth stormed the Tamale Teaching Hospital, chased the CEO out and locked up his office.
The men numbering about ten alleged that he has been involved in some corrupt practices and misuse of hospital funds.
The Regional Minister who doubles as the chairman of the REGSEC, condemned the act and said REGSEC is taking the matter seriously and will bring the culprits to book.
He also promised to beef up security at the Hospital to prevent the perennial disturbances caused by some irate groups.
The CEO of the Hospital, Dr. David Kolbila for his part commended REGSEC for the Swift intervention.
He said the Tamale Teaching Hospital is a human institution and a security zone and therefore the health of patients and people who visit the facility cannot be trampled upon.
Calm has since returned to the hospital.
The Northern Regional Police Command has commenced investigations to identify and bring to book the perpetrators of the act.
