The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has suspended its strike following a successful meeting with the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health.
The Association in a media statement signed by its President Mrs. Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo, urged members to resume normal shift duties from Saturday, June 14, 2025, assuring them of its consistent efforts to ensure the full implementation of their collective agreement.
This suspension comes after a series of industrial actions, which included the withdrawal of emergency and Out-Patient Department services by the Association.
These actions, which commenced on June 2, 2025, were prompted by the government’s perceived lack of commitment to implementing the Collective Agreement for Ghanaian nurses and midwives.
The GRNMA reiterated that matters affecting the conditions of service for nurses and midwives were paramount, as they provided essential services to the Ghanaian population.
“We are nurses and midwives trained to provide essential health services to the Ghanaian population, and matters affecting us which are brought formally to the attention of the Employer must be treated with the urgency it deserves and in good faith.”
As nurses and midwives, we do not take delight in seeing our patients suffer; however, we cannot take good care of others when the system does not take good care of us,” the statement said.
The GRNMA emphasised that it is a non-partisan professional association and trade union, holding the Collective Bargaining Certificate covering all nurses and midwives in Ghana.
“In its sixty-five years (65 years) of existence, the GRNMA has NEVER aligned with any political party in Ghana. Rather, it has worked with every government since 1960 in building a stronger and more resilient health system responsive to the health needs of Ghanaians whilst at the same time representing the interests of nurses and midwives in matters related to their welfare and general working conditions,” the statement said.
The Association praised the Parliament Select Committee for its intervention and lauded the nursing and midwifery fraternity for their deep sense of solidarity in adhering to the roadmap.