The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has suspended its nationwide strike.
This decision was reached following a meeting of the association’s National Executive Council held last night. The suspension comes after an earlier engagement with the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health. Addressing a news conference, the President of the association, Perpetual Ofori Ampofo, explained that the leadership considered several factors, including appeals from the public, concerns for patients, and the timely intervention of the parliamentary committee. She stated, “Considering all that has transpired from 2nd June 2025, in relation to the pleas from the good people of Ghana, our patients and the timely intervention of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health, the leadership of the association wishes to state as follows.”
In a press briefing, GRNMA President Perpetual Ofori Ampofo called on all nurses and midwives to resume their normal shift duties beginning Saturday, 14th June 2025. She assured members that leadership remains committed to the cause and will continue to push for the full implementation of the collective agreement, stating, “We will not rest on our oars until the collective agreement is fully implemented.”
Responding to public speculation, the association strongly refuted claims that the strike was politically motivated. “We are nurses and midwives trained to provide essential health services to the Ghanaian population, and the matters affecting us which are brought formally to the attention of the employer must be treated with the urgency they deserve and in good faith,” Ampofo said.
She further emphasized the emotional toll such actions take on healthcare workers, noting that, “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 GRNMA reiterated its identity as a non-partisan professional association and trade union, holding the collective bargaining certificate on behalf of all nurses and midwives in Ghana. The president underscored the association’s longstanding neutrality, explaining that over its 65-year history, GRNMA has never aligned with any political party. Instead, it has consistently worked with every government since 1960 to build a stronger, more resilient healthcare system—one that responds to the needs of the Ghanaian people while also advocating for the welfare and working conditions
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