The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has announced the suspension of its nationwide strike, directing all members to resume normal shift duties from Saturday, June 14, 2025. This decision follows a successful meeting with the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health, marking a significant development after a period of industrial unrest.

The strike, which commenced on June 2, 2025, was initiated by the health workers to protest the government’s perceived lack of commitment and failure to implement a collective agreement. This agreement was originally signed with the previous Akufo-Addo administration, and its non-implementation prompted the Association to undertake a series of actions, including the withdrawal of emergency and Out-Patient Department (OPD) services across the country.

In a media statement signed by its President, Mrs. Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo, the GRNMA assured its members of consistent efforts to ensure the full implementation of their collective agreement. The Association emphasized the paramount importance of matters affecting the conditions of service for nurses and midwives, highlighting their crucial role in providing essential health services to the Ghanaian population.

The GRNMA articulated its stance, stating, “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.” They further added, “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 Association also took the opportunity to reaffirm its identity as a non-partisan professional association and trade union, holding the Collective Bargaining Certificate for all nurses and midwives in Ghana. With a history spanning sixty-five years since its establishment in 1960, the GRNMA stated it has never aligned with any political party. Instead, it has consistently worked with every government to build a stronger, more resilient health system responsive to the needs of Ghanaians, while simultaneously representing the interests and welfare of its members.

The GRNMA concluded by expressing its appreciation for the timely intervention of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health and lauded the nursing and midwifery fraternity for their profound sense of solidarity and adherence to the Association’s roadmap throughout the industrial action.