The Ministry of Health (MoH) has extended the deadline for health professionals recently posted to various districts to report to their assigned places of work to August 31, 2026.

The extension follows difficulties reported by some of the newly posted professionals in relocating to their assigned districts on time, including challenges with transportation, accommodation and administrative processes.

The Ministry said the extension constitutes the final notice to all affected professionals and urged them to take advantage of the additional time to report to their assigned facilities.

In a statement signed by the Ministry’s Spokesperson, Tony Goodman, dated August 24, the Ministry said the extension was necessary to give professionals facing relocation challenges more time to complete the reporting process.

“The Ministry of Health wishes to inform health professionals who recently applied for postings to various districts that the deadline for reporting to their respective places of work has been extended to August 31st 2026. This extension constitutes the final notice to all affected professionals,” the statement said.

The Ministry also clarified that some of the professionals who applied, went through interviews and screening and have been posted have already reported to their assigned facilities and commenced the process of mechanisation, with some already receiving their salaries.

It said the clarification was necessary to address what it described as misleading information currently circulating about the recruitment, posting and salary payment processes.

According to the Ministry, the process begins after it receives financial clearance from the Ministry of Finance, after which a recruitment portal is opened for eligible applicants.

Professionals then apply for postings to their preferred districts and undergo interviews in their respective districts. Successful applicants subsequently accept their postings to their assigned facilities.

The facility is then required to confirm the applicant’s assumption of duty and submit the necessary documentation to the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) or other relevant agencies.

An appointment letter is subsequently generated by the relevant agency to enable the applicant to complete the processes required for salary input.

“Following the completion of the salary input process, the worker's salary is validated by the facility and paid by CAGD,” the Ministry explained.

The Ministry stressed that every recruited professional must go through the established processes before salary payments can be effected.

“For the avoidance of doubt, every recruited professional is required to go through these processes before salary payment can be effected to ensure the right people are paid to avoid payments of work not done and/or creation of ghost names,” it stated.

The Ministry has consequently directed all Human Resource Directors and relevant officers to expedite the necessary processes to ensure that eligible professionals who have already reported for duty are promptly captured and processed for salary payment.

It further directed Directors and Managers to use the September data entry window to mechanise all professionals who have assumed duty.

Meanwhile, professionals who fail to report by the August 31 deadline without an approved and justifiable reason risk losing their postings.

The Ministry said such persons will have their names removed from the recruitment and posting system and replaced through the “mon-un exercise,” which is expected to be carried out in the first week of September.

“The Ministry of Health urges all affected professionals to take advantage of this final extension and report to their assigned facilities within the stipulated period,” the statement added.