The Minister of Well being, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has made a passionate attraction to retired nurses and midwives to volunteer their providers at varied well being amenities amid the continuing industrial motion by members of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Affiliation (GRNMA).
The management of GRNMA started its industrial motion in phases on 2nd June 2025, with a complete withdrawal of providers declared on ninth June. The union is protesting the delayed implementation of the 2024 Collective Settlement, which governs salaries, allowances, and dealing circumstances.
The choice has introduced very important healthcare providers throughout greater than 300 public hospitals and clinics in all 16 areas to a close to standstill, with a number of patients seeking healthcare being turned away.
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Addressing a press convention on Tuesday, tenth June, Mr Akandoh emphasised the ministry’s dedication to the required engagement that may result in the approval and implementation of the brand new circumstances of service for nurses and midwives.
Nevertheless, he famous that the agreements will not be captured within the 2025 finances and would utterly throw the financial system off beam if carried out instantly of their present type.
We’re aware of the intense financial penalties of unbudgeted expenditure and want to keep away from the financial difficulties that led to hardship within the latest previous. The Authorities commits to proceed partaking with the nurses so as to obtain a mutually acceptable end result within the public curiosity.
Outlining momentary measures carried out to mitigate the influence of the strike, the Minister urged retired nurses to volunteer their providers:
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Given the urgency of the state of affairs and the struggling of sufferers, the Authorities has appealed to public-spirited retired nurses and midwives to volunteer their providers for a short interval pending the decision of this deadlock.
He added {that a} complete listing of amenities can be supplied to enhance amenities the place nursing providers are missing and the place sufferers can search healthcare.
