President of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr Frank Serebour, has disclosed that close to 800 doctors remain at home awaiting postings.

In an interview with Channel One TV and monitored by GhanaWeb on Friday, October 3, 2025, he warned that failure to address the situation could force many of them to seek opportunities abroad.

“We still have about 800 doctors who are also at home who need to be posted, because if we don’t post them, this is the avenue we create, and then people begin to look for other areas to go.

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“If we are not careful before we want to employ them, we won’t find them. So, I think it’s also a call for these doctors to be posted,” he said.

The GMA president also urged the government to ensure the timely processing of salaries for newly posted doctors, stressing that delays could further frustrate them.

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“Once you finish school and you start work, everybody knows that you are supposed to be on salary. So, I believe we will be able to resolve this matter amicably without the nuances of the strike action kicking off,” he added.

Meanwhile, the Junior Doctors’ Association of Ghana (JDA-GH) has declared a nationwide withdrawal of services on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, over unpaid salaries and stalled postings.

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