An Accra High Court (Criminal Court Two) has dismissed a suit filed by Dr Dominic Kwame Obeng- Andoh, aka, Dr Obengfo, challenging the Health Facilities Regulatory Authority (HEFRA) for shutting down his health facility. Dr Obeng-Andoh contended that HEFRA lacked the capacity to shut down the Advanced Body Sculpt Centre…
Mr Agyemang Badu, Head of Operations, Health Facilities Regulatory Agency locking the Susan Clinic in Latebiokorshie
The Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA) has shut down four health institutions in Accra for operating without licence.
The affected institutions are the Advanced Body Sculpt Centre, also known as the Obengfo Hospital at Weija, the Susan Clinic at Latebiokorshie, the China Recovery Clinic, and the Grace Diagnostic Clinic, both located at Achimota.
The Health Institutions and Facilities Act 2011, Act 829, which established the HeFRA, empowers it to shut down any health facility which does not meet standards established by the law.
Per the law, a person shall not operate a health facility unless it is licensed under the act.
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BY: Edward Acquah
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The Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA) has commenced processes to prosecute the owners of four private health institutions that were shut down by the agency last Friday for operating without licence.
The Advanced Body Sculpt Centre, also known as the Obengfo Hospital; the Susan Clinic, the China Recovery Clinic and the Grace Diagnostic Clinic – all in Accra – were closed down in an enforcement exercise by HeFRA last Friday.
The exercise formed part of efforts by the regulator to enforce The Health Institutions and Facilities Act 2011, Act 829 which empowers it to shut down any health facility that does not register with it to be licensed or does not meet standards established by the law.
Mr Agyemang Badu, Head of Operations, Health Facilities Regulatory Agency locking the Susan Clinic in Latebiokorshie
The Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA) has shut down four health institutions in Accra for operating without licence.
The affected institutions are the Advanced Body Sculpt Centre, also known as the Obengfo Hospital at Weija, the Susan Clinic at Latebiokorshie, the China Recovery Clinic, and the Grace Diagnostic Clinic, both located at Achimota.
The Health Institutions and Facilities Act 2011, Act 829, which established the HeFRA, empowers it to shut down any health facility which does not meet standards established by the law.
Per the law, a person shall not operate a health facility unless it is licensed under the act.
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BY: Edward Acquah Having the license to practice is different from an operational license. The law require you to procure a license from us and since you have failed to do so, we have no option than to close the facility, Dr Philip Bannor (left) said in response to Dr Obeng-Andoh s (right) claim of having a license to practice.
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The Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA) has shut down the Advanced Body Sculpt Centre, also known as the Obengfo Hospital located at Weija in Accra for operating without license.
A team, led by the Registrar of HeFRA, Dr Philip Bannor closed the facility Friday morning [January 29, 2021] as part of an enforcement exercise being conducted by the agency.