With “immediate effect,” the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has issued a directive prohibiting the collecting of fees for the use of restrooms in all of its healthcare facilities nationwide.
Following concerns that patients and visitors were being paid to use hospital restrooms—a practice the service deems exploitative and unacceptable—this notice was made on April 16, 2025.
The GHS voiced alarm about the trend in a news release signed by Professor Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, the Acting Director-General.
According to him, “Washrooms are an integral part of the hospital infrastructure intended to provide comfort for patients and visitors and should not be used as avenues for exploitation.”
He emphasized how crucial it is to always make restrooms accessible and clean. “They must be kept clean and comfortable to prevent the risk of infection, improve perception of patient care quality, and increase patient satisfaction.”
It has been instructed that regional directors make sure that this behavior stops right now. “Failure by facility heads to adhere to this directive will attract sanctions,” Prof. Akoriyea added.
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Source: newsthemegh.com