Newly Appointed Doctors Cry Out Over 8 Months of Unpaid Salaries: “We’re Struggling to Survive”
Newly appointed medical doctors across Ghana say they are going through severe financial hardship, having worked for nearly eight months without being paid their rightful salaries.
Many of these young professionals, who started their service in January 2025, say they’ve either received only one month’s salary—or nothing at all—despite being officially employed by the state.
The result? A growing number of them are unable to meet even their basic needs, with some forced to rely on their parents for support—parents who had already spent millions of cedis to see them through medical school.
“These are young doctors who dedicated years of their lives to study, with their families making huge sacrifices. But instead of standing on their own feet, many of us are still borrowing money just to buy food or water,” one affected doctor shared.
The doctors describe the situation as a “dead end” that’s killing morale within the health sector and could potentially drive many of them away from the profession entirely.
They are now making a heartfelt appeal to President John Dramani Mahama, asking him to personally intervene and direct the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Finance to urgently release funds to settle their salary arrears.
“This isn’t just about money,” one doctor said. “It’s about dignity. It’s about fairness. We’re providing essential services, saving lives every single day—and yet we’re left to struggle in silence.”
They’re calling on the government to act swiftly—not only to restore trust but to relieve the growing emotional and financial pressure they face.
