Dr Nana Ayew Afriye, MP for Effiduase-Asokore

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has petitioned the Ghana Medical and Dental Council (GMDC) and the institution responsible for the registration of doctors in the United States (US) over the qualification of Dr Anne Sansa Daly, whose appointment to the Governing Board of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) was recently revoked.

The Caucus, in a petition filed by its Ranking Member on the Health Committee of Parliament, Dr Nana Ayew Afriye, asked the two councils to verify whether Dr Sansa Daly, who claimed to be a Johns Hopkins-trained medical doctor, was affiliated with them.

It also asked the GMDC to clarify whether a person who is not a registered medical doctor in Ghana can parade him/herself as such and offer services to the public.

The Minority, in their petition, demanded that the Ghana Medical Council, as the regulatory body of medical practice in Ghana, answer the following urgent questions.

1. If Dr Anne Sansa Daly is currently registered and licensed by the GMDC to practise medicine in Ghana?

2. If Dr Anne Sansa Daly has ever been registered with the GMDC in any capacity (e.g., temporary or permanent registration)?

3. If it is within the GMDC’s regulations for an individual not registered with the Council to present themselves publicly as a medical doctor or offer medical advice on public platforms within Ghana.

President John Dramani Mahama, in a letter addressed to the Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, dated May 23, 2025, revoked the appointment of Anne Sansa Daly, to the board of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) on grounds of false pretense.

Anne Sansa Daly had claimed she was a medical doctor, but it later emerged that she was allegedly not a certified doctor.

However, no explanation was given in the letter of revocation of the appointment of Anne Sansa Daly, which was issued on behalf of the president by Dr Callistus Mahama, the Secretary to the President.

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