Nurses and midwives across Ghana have commenced a full-scale withdrawal of services nationwide, starting Monday, June 9, 2025. This action follows months of frustration over the government’s delay in implementing the 2024 collective bargaining agreement.
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has directed all its members to cease providing both outpatient and emergency services, citing unfulfilled promises on salary adjustments, improved allowances, and other negotiated benefits.
Speaking to ABC News GH, Prosper Kpobi, Chairman of the Korle-Bu Chapter of GRNMA, stated that the group will not return to the negotiating table.
“We are not negotiating; the document is on the table for the Health Minister to sign. We are waiting as long as the Health Minister wants us to wait,” he said, underscoring the association’s firm stance on the matter.
His comments follows the growing discontent within the health sector as frontline workers push for the immediate enforcement of terms agreed upon last year.
The strike has been declared illegal by the National Labour Commission (NLC), which has secured an injunction and urged the parties to resume talks.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health has appealed for nurses and midwives to reconsider their position, especially to allow emergency services to continue.
However, the GRNMA maintains that while it is open to engagement, it will not revisit already agreed terms, and the strike will persist until the agreement is fully enforced.
