Minority Health Caucus Urges TTH Doctors to End Strike for Public Health’s Sake

The Minority Caucus on Health has raised alarms over the ongoing suspension of emergency and outpatient services at Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH), following a strike by doctors that began on Thursday, April 24, 2025.

The doctors have cited a hostile work environment, lack of essential medical supplies, and mistreatment by senior government officials as reasons for their action.

As patients arrived at the hospital seeking care, they were met with empty consulting rooms, adding to their frustration. Two days into the strike, the Minority Caucus urged the doctors to reconsider their decision, highlighting the serious consequences for public health.

In a statement, the Caucus acknowledged the doctors’ grievances, noting that the strike stems from genuine frustration and neglect. “We do not underestimate the gravity of such a resolution, and we fully recognize that it stems from a deep sense of frustration, indignity, and structural neglect that must not be ignored,” the statement read.

Led by Dr. Nana Ayew Afriye, Ranking Member and MP for Effiduase Asokore, the Caucus expressed gratitude for the doctors’ dedication to healthcare despite limited resources and mounting pressure. They praised the doctors’ service as essential and indispensable to the nation’s healthcare system.

However, they appealed to the Doctors Association of Tamale Teaching Hospital (DATTH) to urgently reconsider their strike, emphasizing the paramount importance of resuming operations for the sake of public health.

“It is our considered view that the focus must remain on the immediate resumption of lifesaving services while we in Parliament pursue appropriate institutional remedies and accountability measures,” the statement concluded.