{
  "id": 8666328,
  "title": "Stranded Ghanaian medical graduates in Cuba appeal to Mahama for immediate return",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/stranded-ghanaian-medical-graduates-in-cuba-appeal-to-mahama-for-8666328",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T10:56:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/stranded-ghanaian-medical-graduates-in-cuba-appeal-to-mahama-for-immediate-return/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ghanaian medical graduates, currently residing in Cuba, are urgently appealing to President John Dramani Mahama for assistance in returning to their home country. The group, which completed their studies on July 22, has been stranded in Cuba for nearly two months due to repeated delays in their departure dates. Raphael Oteng Boakye, the president of the graduating doctors, expressed their immediate demand for President Mahama to facilitate their return home as soon as possible. The group was initially scheduled to leave Cuba on August 28, but subsequent departure dates of September 3, 4, 7, 9, and September 15 or 17 were also postponed.\n\nThe prolonged stay could negatively impact the graduates' plans to integrate into Ghana's health system, as they must complete a six-month clinical attachment before sitting the medical licensing examination in Ghana. The doctors are currently facing financial difficulties, with six months of stipends allegedly outstanding, and a $360 annual book allowance that has not been paid for five years. Additionally, the graduates are seeking government support to cover the cost of their first attempt at the medical licensing examination. The uncertainty surrounding their return has also led to other challenges, including the expiration of student identification cards and reported difficulties with electricity and water at their residences.",
  "summary": "Ghanaian medical graduates stranded in Cuba are appealing to President John Dramani Mahama to intervene to facilitate their immediate return home, saying repeated delays are putting their finances and plans to enter Ghana’s health system under pressure. Raphael Oteng Boakye, president of the recently graduated Ghanaian doctors in Cuba, said the group completed their studies […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Ghanaian medical graduates stranded in Cuba appeal to Mahama for immediate return.",
    "Group completed studies on July 22, awaiting departure since July.",
    "Delayed departures threaten integration into Ghana's health system."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Stranded Ghanaian medical graduates in Cuba appeal to Mahama for immediate return",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/stranded-ghanaian-medical-graduates-in-cuba-appeal-to-mahama-for",
        "published": "2026-09-20T05:51:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "Ghanaian medical graduates stranded in Cuba appeal to Prez Mahama",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/ghanaian-medical-graduates-stranded-in-cuba-appeal-to-prez-mahama",
        "published": "2026-09-20T10:15:23.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}