The Health Committee of Parliament is set to meet the leadership of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) today, Thursday, June 12.
According to reports, the Health Committee of Parliament will be meeting the striking nurses in an attempt to resolve the ongoing industrial action by the association which has now hit day nine.
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.
Some of the demands being made by the striking nurses include,
Book and research allowance
Uniform allowance
Fuel allowance
13th-month allowance
Night/Out of station allowance
Vehicle maintenance allowance
Kilometric allowance
Funeral grant
Annual professional licence renewal fees
Meanwhile, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, the Minister of Health has told the striking Ghana Registered Nurses’ and Midwives’ Association if their demands are implemented immediately will throw the economy off-gear.
The Health Minister stated, “The conditions of service under reference are not captured in the 2025 budget and will completely throw the economy off-gear if implemented immediately in the manner it currently exists”.
In a related story Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the Government spokesperson revealed the government is quietly working behind the scenes to resolve the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) strike.
The minister asserted that the situation is very serious as it is about the lives of Ghanaian patients who go to seek health care.
“As a government, we have been engaged in backroom efforts to have the impasse resolved as quickly as possible so that they can go back to their posts and render the essential services that they are noted for”, he stated.
