NLC directs Komfo Anokye doctors to suspend strike

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has directed the Komfo Anokye Doctors’ Association (KADA) to immediately suspend its indefinite strike action. The commission determined that the industrial action contravenes provisions of the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651).

KADA initiated its strike on June 6, 2026, citing operational and administrative decisions at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) as the reasons. The decision to strike was formally communicated in a letter dated June 5, 2026, to the hospital's Board Chairman, with copies sent to key stakeholders including the Chief of Staff and the Minister of Health.

The NLC became aware of the strike through media reports and reviewed the circumstances. The commission found that the strike notice was improperly served and did not adhere to the relevant legal requirements for industrial action. Consequently, the NLC ordered KADA, under Section 139 (d) of the Labour Act, to call off the strike, stating it violated Sections 162 and 163 of Act 651.

A hearing has been scheduled by the NLC for June 10, 2026, at 2 p.m. to address the matter. Copies of the summons have been distributed to the Minister of Health, the Ghana Health Service, the Ghana Medical Association, and the management of KATH.

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the industrial action contravenes provisions of the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651).