{"id":97809,"date":"2025-10-09T19:11:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T19:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=97809"},"modified":"2025-10-09T19:11:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T19:11:44","slug":"public-urged-to-report-unlicensed-health-facilities-to-hefra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=97809","title":{"rendered":"Public urged to report unlicensed health facilities to HeFRA"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Acting Registrar of the Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA), Winfred Korletey Baah, has urged the public to report any health facility operating without a valid HeFRA license.<\/p>\n

Speaking on JoyNews<\/strong>\u2019 The Pulse<\/strong> on Thursday, October 9, Mr. Baah cautioned Ghanaians against seeking medical care at unlicensed facilities, stressing that it poses serious risks to patients\u2019 safety.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is even an offence under the law not to display your licence openly for patients to see. Every health facility \u2014 whether a hospital, lab, or pharmacy \u2014 must have its HeFRA licence displayed where patients can easily identify it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The appeal follows HeFRA\u2019s closure of 17 health facilities across the country for operating under unsafe and unapproved conditions.<\/p>\n

Mr. Baah warned that even facilities with expired licenses are considered unsafe and should not be patronised. <\/p>\n

He also encouraged citizens to play an active role in sanitising the health sector by providing tip-offs to the agency.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you go to any facility and don\u2019t see a HeFRA license, please report it. Our contact numbers are available everywhere \u2014 just give us a tip-off. Many of our enforcement actions come from public reports,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

According to the Acting Registrar, the agency\u2019s ongoing clampdown is part of efforts to \u201creset the health sector\u201d and ensure Ghanaians receive only safe, quality care.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can be the richest or poorest person in Ghana, but when there\u2019s an emergency, you might be taken to the nearest facility. If that facility is a quack one, that could be the end,\u201d he cautioned.<\/p>\n

Mr. Baah, therefore, appealed for public cooperation to help HeFRA \u201csanitise the system\u201d and prevent needless deaths and harm caused by unregulated healthcare providers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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