The Ministry of Health has begun a nationwide exercise to ensure the fair and equitable distribution of doctors across Ghana.

The move, according to the ministry, forms part of a broader effort to strengthen healthcare delivery and ensure that every district hospital has access to qualified medical professionals.

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In a statement dated November 3, 2025, the ministry said it is urging newly recruited doctors currently undergoing the posting process to accept placements in available vacancies at regional and district hospitals.

"As part of efforts to equitably and fairly distribute doctors across the country, the Ministry of Health urges Doctors currently going through the recruitment process to accept postings to the available vacancies at the various regions and district hospitals.

"This exercise is part of the Ministry’s broader commitment to improve evenly distribution of health professionals to ensure quality healthcare delivery nationwide," it noted.

The Ministry of Health warned doctors not to pay any person or group claiming to influence or speed up postings, stressing that no one has been authorised to collect money on their behalf.

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"Eligible doctors are therefore cautioned not to engage middlemen or pay any persons who promise to alter or fast-track their postings," the statement added.

Read the full statement below:



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