{
  "id": 9790652,
  "title": "Mortuaries and Funeral Facilities Agency gives unlicensed mortuaries 10 days to regularise operations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/mortuaries-and-funeral-facilities-agency-gives-unlicensed-mortuaries",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-25T15:54:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/mortuaries-and-funeral-facilities-agency-gives-unlicensed-mortuaries-10-days-to-regularise-operations/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Mortuaries and Funeral Facilities Agency (MoFFA) has issued a ten-day deadline for unlicensed mortuaries in the Ashanti Region to rectify their operations or face penalties. This directive comes after an inspection that revealed issues with occupational health and safety, infection control, and environmental sanitation at several facilities. Inspectors found a lack of proper practices, safety challenges, and littering in and around some mortuary compounds. The agency praised those meeting the necessary standards, commending their efforts in implementing infection prevention measures and maintaining clean environments. Mortuaries without the required license are given ten days to address the identified issues and meet the standards needed to obtain a license. Non-compliance could result in legal action, including fines up to six thousand penalty units or imprisonment for up to three years, as determined by the court. MoFFA emphasizes the importance of compliance to safeguard public health and safety.",
  "summary": "The Mortuaries and Funeral Facilities Agency, MoFFA, has given unlicensed mortuary facilities in the Ashanti Region ten days to regularise their operations or face sanctions.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}