Ridge doctors to re-apply

The Ghanaian Times reports in a banner headline story that the new military administration of the Ridge Hospital in Accra, yesterday issued forms to the doctors at the hospital to re-apply for work The forms, the paper says, bear the inscription "Defence Form C335 June ?65, Application for Civilian Employment with the Ghana Armed Forces".

The Times says doctors who are opposed to the military take-over, are to report at the Ministry of Health today for re-posting. Brigadier Seth Twum, Commanding Officer of the Military Hospitals, who is reported as disclosing this, said that the process of handing over ended yesterday and that the military would take full charge of the Ridge Hospital today.

He said those who were ready to work under the military would be bound to abide by the code of service discipline of the Ministry of Defence, since the hospital would now be under the authority of the Defence Ministry.