The Health Facilities Regulatory Agency, (HeFRA) has set a target to close down 200 unregistered and quack health facilities in the Ashanti region.
The Agency, as part of its commitment to sanitizing the country’s health ecosystem, has also vowed to weed out quack medical officers who are operating in the region.
Speaking on Ghanakoma morning show on Akoma 87.9FM in Kumasi with Sir John, on Monday, October 13, 2025, Head of Public Relations at HeFRA, Christabel Eyram Nuhoho, said this is part of Agency’s efforts to ensure citizens are safe “and to let them have confidence in the health facilities they visit to seek medical care.”
She said they have received several complaints of medical negligence at some health facilities from patients.
These complaints according to them, were investigated, and the complainants got justice and in some instances compensation.
She added that “we have collaborated with the Government investigative agencies to prosecute medical practice incidences successfully.”
Madam Nuhoho indicated that HeFRA has worked to increase public awareness about their rights as patients when they visit health facilities in the country.
She further stated that, medical officers are now more careful when handling patients as a result of continuous awareness. HeFRA as part of its 5-day visit to Kumasi, has pledged to work at sanitising Ghana’s health sector.
The Health Facilities Regulatory Agency, (HeFRA) is mandated by law to register, license, and monitor both public health facilities throughout the country.
She said they will close the 200 facilities for operating without valid licences or under unsafe conditions that pose serious risks to Public health and patients’ safety.
She pointed out that, the enforcement exercise, forms part of an ongoing inspection campaign to identify and sanction unlicensed or non-compliant medical establishments.
The move, according to her, is also aimed at ensuring strict adherence to national healthcare standards and protecting patients from unqualified practitioners and unsafe environments.
By Benjamin Aidoo
