Newly Inaugurated Board of the Allied Health Professions Council. Front row (from Left to Right): Miss Agnes Naa Kwaley Quartey – Papafio, Prof. Eric Desmond Kotei Addison (Board Chair), Hon. Millicent Yeboah Amankwah, (MP), Hon. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh (Minister for Health) Dr. Shirazu Issahaku (PhD) (Registrar), Mr. Desmond Boateng (Chief Director, MoH), Dr. Vivian Della Atuwo-Ampoh (PhD). (From top left) Mr. Henry Kwaku Nyanteh Larbi, Dr Dennis Adu-Gyasi (PhD), Dr. Abul Nashirudeen Mumuni (PhD), Hon. Larbi Ofori Oscar,(MP), Dr. Ignatius Abowini Nchor Awinibuno (PhD)

The newly appointed Governing Board of the Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC) was officially inaugurated on the 11^th of July, 2025 at a brief ceremony held at the Conference room of Ministry of Health. The event was presided over by the Minister for Health, Hon. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh.

In his address, the Minister commended the critical but often overlooked contributions of Allied Health professionals to Ghana’s healthcare system.

“Allied Health professionals form the invisible backbone of every healthcare facility,” Hon. Akandoh said. “Yet, they remain underregulated, underdeveloped, and underrecognized.”

He described the inauguration as timely, noting that the appointments align with the Ministry’s broader efforts to make healthcare more accessible, responsive, and tailored to the changing needs of Ghanaians.

“Your leadership is not just welcome. It is essential,” he told the new Board.

The Minister also charged the Council to play a more proactive role in strengthening the Allied Health workforce. “It’s time these professionals are not just counted, but equipped, empowered, and upheld to the highest standards,” he said, adding that doing so would improve diagnostics, continuity of care, and system-wide efficiency.

Speaking on behalf of the members, Prof. Eric Clement Kotei Addison, Chair of the Board thanked the Minister for the confidence reposed in them. He confirmed acceptance of the responsibility with a clear sense of duty on behalf of members and assured that the Board would not return with complaints but rather return with results. The Board Chair further assured the Ministry and the public that the Board was ready to deliver on its mandate.

The new Board is expected to help guide the Council’s next phase of regulatory and institutional growth.