The Korle Bu Doctors Association has officially suspended its strike action, which began on the morning of Monday, May 4, 2026, following assurances from hospital management regarding the return of Laboratory Physicians to their posts. In a formal notice addressed to the Chief Executive Officer of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, the Association announced that the […]
Doctors at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital have withdrawn their services, citing concerns over patient safety and professional standards. In a notice issued by the Korle-Bu Doctors Association (KODA), the group confirmed that the industrial action took effect from May 2. The association said the decision was not taken lightly, but had become necessary under the […]
The Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Department of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has performed a surgical operation that is aimed at restoring the hearing ability of five persons aged between seven months and 20 years. Known as cochlear implant surgery, the procedure, which is rare in Ghana, involves fixing an electronic device that restores […]
The board chairman of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Prof. Titus Beyuo, says more than 7,000 staff at Korle Bu alone must undergo training before a new national patient management system can be rolled out, one of several reasons the long-awaited reforms have yet to take effect. Prof. Beyuo, who is also an MP, revealed […]
Management of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has interdicted two doctors and two nurses in connection with the alleged refusal to provide emergency treatment to a road accident victim who later died of his injuries after being turned away from three hospitals while on an ambulance. The decision was contained in a statement issued by […]
Naomi Oyoe Ohene Oti, an Oncology Nurse Specialist at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, has won the Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award 2025, which comes with a $250,000 cash prize. She was chosen from more than 100,000 nominations submitted across 199 countries. Attached below is a video showing the moment Naomi was presented with the award […]
The celebrated heart surgeon and founder of the National Cardiothoracic Center, Professor Frimpong-Boateng has thrown his weight behind Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital’s decision to increase the price of dialysis which backfired after public uproar. According to him, the inputs needed for dialysis are very expensive and without any increase or subsidy, it cannot be sustained. Even […]
The Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) has announced that a proposed price adjustment for renal dialysis services has not yet been approved by the management of the hospital. A notice by the hospital went viral on social media earlier in the week, indicating that the cost of renal dialysis had been increased from GHS¢380 to GHS¢765.42. […]
A Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Director of the National Cardiothoracic Centre at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Professor Mark Tettey, has advised men who suffer from sexual weakness after taking antihypertensive drugs to consult their doctors for other medications instead of abandoning treatment altogether. Prof. Tettey said hypertension as a condition affected sexual function, hence […]
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, 11th August 2020, cut the sod for the construction and equipping of a twelve (12) storey four hundred (400) bed Maternity and Gynaecological Centre, and a two (2) storey one hundred and one (101) bed Urology and Nephrology Centre at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. […]
Two staff of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, have tested positive for Coronavirus. The two are a nurse and a doctor who work at the Department of Medicine and Department of Child Health respectively. The two are currently being taken care of in the hospital and are responding to treatment. Staff are therefore entreated to remain calm […]
The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has purchased 200 beds to help eliminate the “no bed syndrome” facing the facility. Speaking to Citi News, the board chairman of the facility, Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye said the beds were acquired for the emergency ward. “We bought about 200 beds and also put in place a proper efficient bed […]
