The Health Committee of Parliament has reiterated its commitment to ensuring that the concerns of members of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) are addressed by the government.
This assurance comes after a scheduled meeting between the Association and the Ministers for Health and Finance, initially set for June 26, was postponed to July 10, 2025, due to the absence of both Ministers from the country.
The GRNMA embarked on a series of industrial actions starting June 2, which culminated in a full withdrawal of nursing and midwifery services on June 9, 2025.
The strike was, however, suspended on June 13 following the intervention of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health.
Speaking to journalists, the Chairman of the Health Committee, Dr. Mark Kurt Nawaane, stressed the committee’s continued efforts to champion the welfare of nurses and midwives across the country.
“You recall that on the 12th of June 2025, the Select Committee of Parliament called a meeting to discuss the ongoing strike by Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association of Ghana. At the end of the meeting, the Nurses reduced their demands to four, payment of 8% non-basic allowance to all nurses, full allowance which they estimated would apply to 5,300 nurses of a certain category, uniform allowance increased from 400 Ghana Cedis to 1,000 Ghana Cedis, and the fourth one, being research and book allowance, also to be paid to a certain category of nurses, they estimated the number to be about 900.
At the end of the meeting, the Ministry of Finance requested for some time to steady
As we speak now, the demands of the nurses have been converted into monetary terms, and there is a need for a preliminary meeting between the Ministry of Health, the Health Committee, and the Ministry of Finance to discuss the outcome of the analysis. However, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Finance, they are unavoidably absent from the jurisdiction.
We also represent the patients and all other citizens of Ghana who continue to work in our collective interest. I want to thank the Nurses Association for their understanding and cooperation. The next meeting will be rescheduled to the 10th of July, 2025,” Mr Nawaane said.
Earlier, the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) issued a firm ultimatum to government to implement their Conditions of Service (CoS) by the end of July or face possible industrial action.
The renewed notice follows what the Association describes as the unilateral suspension of a scheduled meeting on June 26, involving government representatives, the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health, and the GRNMA.
President of the Association, Perpetual Ofori Ampofo, said this when she addressed the media at a press conference in Accra.
The GRNMA suspended its strike on the 13th of June, 2025 after the intervention by the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health.
Another meeting was scheduled to take place on 26th of June, 2025 but was reschedule because some of the stakeholders were not in the jurisdiction.
This compelled the Parliamentary Select Committee to officially submit a letter of postponement of the meeting to the leadership of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association.
However, the leadership of the GRNMA has expressed disappointment over the postponement of the meeting without adequate information.
President of the Association, Perpetual Ofori Ampofo said the postponement smacks of bad faith.
“The strike was suspended, in good faith and we expect nothing less than a reciprocity of same. 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, given the Parliamentary Select Committee the benefit of the doubt and still trust that their engagement with the ministries of health and finance will be productive,” she noted.
She said government must ensure that the four agreed items in the conditions of service are implemented.
The four items include, fuel and uniform allowance, book and research allowance and eight percent non basic allowance.
“We demand the implementation of the four agreed 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.”
“With the other items, we wish to reiterate our position that we are amenable for their implementation not later than January 2026, we demand that these timelines are clearly captured and signed off at the 10th July, 2025 meeting,” she stressed.
The GRNMA maintains that failure to honour its longstanding demands could lead to further action in the by the end of July this year.
