The Ministry of Health has indicated that it has received clearance from the Ministry of Finance to post 440 Medical Officers.

In a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Ministry, it stated that they would be posting medical officers who finished their house job in 2015 and 2016 and had also registered with the Medical and Dental Council "with immediate effect".

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These doctors would be posted to various health facilities in the country. Out of the total number to be posted Korle-bu Teaching Hospital will receive 38 of them, Tamale Teaching Hospital will have 29 Medical Officers and 20 Medical Officers will be posted to Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital amongst other facilities.

Find below the statement

440 MEDICAL OFFICERS TO BE POSTED

The Ministry of Health has received Financial Clearance for Four Hundred and Forty (440) Medical Officers who completed house job in 2015 and 2016 and have permanently registered with the Medical and Dental Council.

The 2016 Medical Officers Recruitment quota for the various agencies is as follows;

Institution

Ghana Health Service                          238

Korlebu Teaching Hospital                     38

Christian Health Ass. of Ghana              86

Cape Coast Teaching Hospital               20

Tamale Teaching Hospital                      29

Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital          20

Police Hospital                                         3

Mental Health Authority                           2

Centre for Clinical Genetics                     1

Centre Scientific Research Into Plant Medicine                1

Univ.of Cape Coast Hospital                                                 2

Copies of the Approved Financial Clearance are available at the Agencies.

TONY GOODMAN

HEAD, PUBLIC RELATIONS