The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has called on government to take immediate action to follow the roadmap intended to address their concerns following the postponement of a meeting with the Ministry of Health and Parliamentary Select Committee on Health, which was scheduled for Thursday, June 26, 2025.
The GRNMA embarked on industrial action on June 2, 2025, which resulted in the total withdrawal of all nursing and midwifery services on June 9, 2025.
The leadership of GRNMA suspended the strike action following the intervention of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health and pleas from Ghanaians and patients in the country’s health facilities.
But speaking at a press conference yesterday in Accra, the President of GRNMA, Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo, disclosed that, the “meeting with the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health scheduled for June 26, 2025 has been unilaterally rescheduled to July 10, 2025 per a letter received from the Parliamentary Services yesterday, June 25, 2025. The reason given was that, this decision follows the unavailability of some key stakeholders who are currently unavoidably outside the jurisdiction.”
She said though they have been disappointed by the actions of the committee, they hope their engagement with the Ministries of Health and Finance would be productive despite the postponement.
She said, “We demand the implementation of the four agreed items no later than July, 2025. This is non-negotiable, and we shall advice ourselves if any attempt is made to further delay the implementation. With the other items, we wish to reiterate our position that, we are amenable to their implementation no later than January, 2026.”
“We demand that these timelines are clearly captured and signed off at the July 10, 2025 meeting to avoid any ambiguity in the implementation schedule.
“We wish to express our sincerest appreciation to the nursing and midwifery fraternity for the deep sense of solidarity during this whole period of fighting for what is rightfully ours. To the Press, we thank you sincerely for carrying our voices to the good people of Ghana.”
The Association further called on members to remain steadfast and wait for updates and necessary actions that the National Council may deem necessary.
By Ebenezer K. Amponsah