The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has strongly condemned the physical assault of a midwife at the Community 22 Polyclinic in Tema, describing the incident as an unacceptable attack on a healthcare professional who was performing her lawful duties. The alleged assault, which occurred on June 2, 2026, involved a relative of a patient who reportedly […]
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Bills Micro-Credit officers in custody for assaulting mother over GH¢300 loan
The Kwabenya District Police Command has taken into custody four field officers of Bills Micro-Credit Limited following a disturbing incident in which a mother carrying a baby was allegedly assaulted during a loan recovery attempt at Ashongman Estate. The arrests, effected on Sunday, March 15, 2026, come days after a video capturing the confrontation went […]
GRNMA raises credibility issues with Ridge assault probe
The Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Jefferson Asare, has challenged aspects of the ministerial committee’s findings on the alleged assault of a nurse at the Ridge Hospital, insisting that the official medical diagnosis recorded was polycontusion. The committee, established by Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, presented its […]
Health Ministry condemns assault on health workers at Ridge Hospital
The Ministry of Health has condemned an assault on healthcare workers at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge), where a viral video captured relatives of an accident victim clashing with emergency department staff over perceived delays in care. Hospital management described the emergency unit as one of Ghana’s busiest, with staff actively attending to other […]
Man arrested for assaulting woman with baby in viral video
The Greater Accra Regional Police Command has arrested Nii Baah Afful, the man captured in a viral video assaulting a young woman carrying a baby. The widely circulated footage sparked public outrage, showing the suspect repeatedly striking the woman with a stick after she told him she had found a new partner who was “more […]





