Cancer patients seeking treatment at the Okomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi were left stranded yesterday as staff in the facility's Oncology department went on strike.

Dozens of patients, including children, were left waiting for medical attention as there were no doctors available to help them.

The strike has caused worry and frustration for many patients and their families.

Staff in the Oncology department are protesting the breakdown of a critical radiotherapy machine, which they claim has hindered their ability to provide effective treatment to patients.

In an interview with OTEC News Reporter Kwame Agyenim Boateng, the patients, who are already vulnerable and in need of urgent medical attention, called on the hospital management and the government to swiftly address the concerns of the striking staff and ensure that the doctors return to work.

"We are dying and we need help," said one patient, who was in tears. "We appeal to the government to come to our aid and resolve this issue quickly."

The hospital management has appealed to the staff to return to work while efforts are made to address their concerns.