{"id":98325,"date":"2025-10-13T11:37:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T11:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=98325"},"modified":"2025-10-13T11:37:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T11:37:39","slug":"over-200-health-facilities-risk-closure-as-hefra-begins-crackdown-in-ashanti-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=98325","title":{"rendered":"Over 200 health facilities risk closure as HeFRA begins crackdown in Ashanti Region"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>2 Minute, 48 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n<p>A major enforcement operation is underway in the Ashanti Region as the Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HEFRA) embarks on a large-scale crackdown on unlicensed and non-compliant health facilities.<\/p>\n<p>The exercise, which began this morning, targets more than 200 clinics, laboratories, maternity homes, and other healthcare centres operating without proper authorisation from the regulatory agency.<\/p>\n<p>According to HEFRA officials, the move forms part of a nationwide effort to ensure all health facilities meet the required operational standards and regulatory obligations.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <strong><em>JoyNews<\/em><\/strong>, HeFRA\u2019s Public Relations Officer, Christabel Ayiram, described the crackdown as a necessary step to protect public health and restore order in the sector.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/HeFRA-CLOSE-DOWN-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cBoth today and tomorrow, we are locking down facilities that are unlicensed. So any facility that is unlicensed by HEFRA, we are coming after you,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\"src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1155.png\" alt=\"Over 200 health facilities risk closure as HeFRA begins crackdown in Ashanti Region\" class=\"wp-image-10032873023\" title=\"Over 200 health facilities risk closure as HeFRA begins crackdown in Ashanti Region\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1155-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1155-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1155-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1155-400x300.png 400w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1155-187x140.png 187w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1155-150x113.png 150w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1155-200x150.png 200w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1155-565x424.png 565w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1155-330x248.png 330w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1155-333x250.png 333w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1155-55x41.png 55w, https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1155.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>She explained that HeFRA is offering a short window of opportunity for operators to regularise their activities, urging those affected to report to the agency\u2019s office in Kumasi for immediate assistance.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWe are advising those who are unlicensed that they should come to the HEFRA office. We are at Adum, opposite Opoku Trading. And then there\u2019s a team on standby. Once you meet all the requirements, they\u2019ll do an inspection,\u201d Ms. Ayiram stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>She added that because the operation is a special exercise, a dedicated inspection team has been set up to fast-track the licensing process.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\"src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1156.png\" alt=\"Over 200 health facilities risk closure as HeFRA begins crackdown in Ashanti Region\" class=\"wp-image-10032873024\" title=\"Over 200 health facilities risk closure as HeFRA begins crackdown in Ashanti Region\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1156-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1156-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1156-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1156-400x300.png 400w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1156-187x140.png 187w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1156-150x113.png 150w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1156-200x150.png 200w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1156-565x424.png 565w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1156-330x248.png 330w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1156-333x250.png 333w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1156-55x41.png 55w, https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1156.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cBecause it\u2019s a special exercise, we have a team on standby that will do the inspection for you. And once we do the inspection for you, and you meet our requirements, your facility will be open to the public. That is the only thing that will save anybody. Aside that, it is no license, no operations for our facility,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to her, the agency\u2019s data shows that over 200 health facilities in the Ashanti Region are currently unlicensed\u2014all of which will face closure if they fail to comply.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cFor the Ashanti region, the facilities that are not licensed\u2014there are more than 200. And we\u2019ll close all of them down. All of them. We are not even sparing one. So once you are not licensed, we are coming after you. So just come and get your license with HEFRA,\u201d she warned.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ms. Ayiram expressed concern about the rising number of unqualified dental operators, many of whom she said are practising without any professional training.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cEspecially the dental facilities. Even though they don\u2019t call themselves a clinic. Most of the people who practice in those facilities are not even like practitioners. I don\u2019t even know how they\u2026 I think some of them claim they learnt on their job. Some of them claim their mothers taught them, their fathers taught them. And, I mean, these are people\u2019s health. You don\u2019t do that with people\u2019s health,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>She maintained that although HeFRA\u2019s core mandate is regulation, the agency will not hesitate to take firm action against facilities that compromise public safety.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cSo we are coming after all of them. So they should just come to HEFRA and do the right thing. We are regulators. We don\u2019t take pleasure in locking down facilities. 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