By Godwill Arthur- Mensah/Elsie Appiah-Osei
Accra, June 27, GNA–The Government has converted the demands of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) into monetary terms and scheduled July 10, 2025 for preliminary discussions.
This follows the failure of the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Health and Fair Wages and Salaries Commission to meet today, June 26, for further discussions on the matter as a result of non-availability of some key stakeholders.
During the meeting of the key stakeholders on Thursday, June 12, at Parliament House, they agreed to meet after two weeks to allow the government to study the economic and financial impact of the nurses’ demands.
Some of the government representatives who were in attendance in that meeting included Mr Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, the Minister of Health, Mr Mahama Ayariga, the Majority Leader and Leader of Government Business in Parliament, as well as officials of the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission and Ministry of Finance.
Dr Mark Kurt Nawaane, the Chairperson of Parliament’s Health Committee told the Parliamentary Press Corps in Accra on Thursday that Parliament would continue to advocate for better conditions of service for nurses and Midwives, and thanked the GRNMA for their understanding and co-operation.
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) embarked on strike on June 2, 2025, to press home their demands for government to respect the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) signed in May 2024 and scheduled for implementation from July 1, 2024.
The striking nurses and midwives are demanding government to pay eight per cent of the non-basic allowances, uniform allowances, fuel allowance, research and book allowance, and other welfare conditions.
The GRNMA on Friday, June 13, 2025, called off its strike and promised to resume the industrial action if government failed to meet their demands.
The strike action disrupted healthcare delivery across the country, with many public health facilities closed, aggravating the health conditions of many clients.
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Christian Akorlie