The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has warned the government to respect the agreed roadmap or face the consequences.
According to the GRNMA, the government must implement the revised collective agreement not later than July, or they will advise themselves.
The GRNMA expressed strong disappointment in the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health following the Committee’s unilateral rescheduled the crucial meeting initially planned for June 26 to July 10, 2025.
The Health Committee cited the absence of some key stakeholders currently outside the country’s jurisdiction.
However, the GRNMA claims the rescheduling as a lack of urgency in addressing their long-standing concerns.
Speaking during a press conference, the President of GRNMA, Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo, stated, “The rescheduling of the meeting in our view is in bad faith, since it may further delay the implementation of the agreed items.
We have, however, decided to give the committee the benefit of the doubt and still trust that their engagement with the ministries of health and finance would be productive”.
“We demand the implementation of the four agreed-upon items not later than July 2025. This is non-negotiable, and we shall advise ourselves if any attempt is made to further delay the implementation,” she said.
Meanwhile, the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) announced the suspension of its nationwide strike.
The health workers initiated a strike on June 2, 2025, in protest against the government’s failure to implement an agreement signed with the previous Akufo-Addo administration.
The GRNMA grievances include the non-payment of critical allowances, such as responsibility, uniform, and non-basic allowances, which collectively amount to millions of cedis owed over time.
On Friday, June 13, 2025, a statement issued by the leadership of the Association stated the decision to suspend the industrial action was influenced by the pleas of Ghanaians and the intervention of Parliament’s Health Committee.
They described the meeting with the Parliament’s Health Committee on Thursday, June 12, as very fruitful.
The GRNMA in a statement stated, “We are nurses and midwives trained to provide essential health services to the Ghanaian population. Matters affecting us which are brought formally to the attention of the employer must be treated with the urgency it deserves and in good faith”.
“As a result, the GRNMA’s industrial action initiated on 2nd June 2025 is hereby suspended pending the outcome of a follow-up meeting scheduled for 26th June 2025,” they added.
