Two Port Health officers have been barred from working at the Accra International Airport and other airports operated by the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) after they were found to have extorted money from a foreign traveller seeking a Yellow Fever Card. In a statement issued on Thursday, August 6, the company announced that the officers’ airport identification cards had subsequently been withdrawn and deactivated. “On 5th August 2026, two Port Health officers working inside Terminal 3 were found to have extorted money from a Foreign passport holder for the issuance of a Yellow Fever Card,” GACL said. According to the company, the approved charge for a Yellow Fever Card is US$20 for foreign passport holders and GH¢100 for Ghanaian passport holders. As of Thursday, 6th August 2026, the two officers are no longer permitted to work at Accra International Airport or any other GACL-operated airport,” it stated.