The staff of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital who dragged Management of the hospital to the Commission of Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) for alleged mismanagement of Covid-19 funds, has been dismissed.

In a letter sighted by Myjoyonline.com, the hospital’s Disciplinary Committee described contents of his submissions as false and his explanation of same to the media as a breach of hospital protocols, thus forming the basis for his sack.

According to the Disciplinary Committee, Mr. Awuni Akyireba peddled falsehood when he alleged that Management of KATH used Covid-19 donations to acquire luxury vehicles.

“Again, it is true that the official vehicle for the Medical Director was involved in an accident but Police report on the incident indicates the driver as Prof. Baafour Opoku, the Medical Director, not his wife as you alleged. This is a major offence under the hospital disciplinary code section 13: 02 xxiii (misconduct),” it added.

The hospital further stated that Mr. Akyireba’s decision to go to the media with the information he had gathered instead of the hospital’s Management, was a breach of KATH’s disciplinary code, Section 13:02 xiii (misconduct).

“Besides, a content analysis of your response to the query given you, clearly indicates that you willfully used abusive language on your superior, contrary to the Disciplinary Code, Section 13.01 I (poor performance) and ii (misconduct),” the letter signed by the Board Chairman, Nana Effah Apenteng...

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