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The Minister of Health, Mr. Joseph Yieleh Chireh has said that he will not react to the call by the Central regional Communications Director of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Bernard Allotey Jacobs, for his (Minister) dismissal. Mr. Allotey has stated that the image of the government would be greatly enhanced if the Health Minister is sacked rather than Prof. Kwabena Frimpong Boateng. Mr. Yieleh Chireh, last week, signed a letter dismissing Prof. Boateng and instructing the heart surgeon to cease working at the Korle-Bu Cardiothoracic Centre �with immediate effect.� The decision had drawn a lot of condemnations from people of the political divide and which also brought about a �strike� by doctors at the Korle Bu Cardio Centre Monday who said they would not accept new cases until Prof. Boateng�s reinstatement. President Mills had quickly move in to calm nerves and brought the striking doctors back to work. On Peace FM�s Kokrokoo on Monday morning, Allotey did not hide his displeasure at the process to fire the heart surgeon, saying the manner in which Prof. Boateng�s dismissal was handled was unfair.