The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has appealed to the striking nurses to resume work.
He says that there cannot be any meaningful engagement when the nurses are still striking.
“To all health workers, I remain the best person to advocate for your interests, and I will continue to do so. But let’s return to our health facilities, meaningful engagement can’t happen while you’re still on strike,” he said on 3FM Wednesday, June 11.
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) declared a nationwide strike over the non-implementation of the 2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement signed with the government a year ago.
The protest started with the wearing of red armbands and headbands from June 2 to 3 and was followed by the withdrawal of Outpatient Department (OPD) services from June 4 to 8, 2025.
The National Labour Commission (NLC) secured an injunction after declaring the strike illegal and has directed the GRNMA to negotiate with the Ministry of Health.
More than 128,000 nurses and midwives across Ghana on May 28, 2025, declared a nationwide strike action over the government’s continued delay in implementing their new conditions of service, which were agreed in 2024 under the Akufo-Addo government.
For instance, an Economic Management Strategist, Winfred Kinsley Afful, said that life is at stake; therefore, the a need for the issues to be resolved quickly.
In a short statement, Mr Afful said that “we know the nurses play a critical role in health delivery, they may have genuine concerns, but I appeal to them to resume work as the government addresses their concerns.”
