Nurses and midwives suspend nationwide strike

• The GRNMA has called off its strike after a successful meeting with the Parliamentary Committee on Health

• The strike, which disrupted healthcare services across the country, was suspended following an agreement addressing the nurses' concerns

• Healthcare services are expected to return to normal as the GRNMA continues to monitor the implementation of the agreement

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has called off its ongoing strike following intervention by Parliament.

This comes after the leadership of the GRNMA met with the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health in the Parliament of Ghana on Thursday, June 12, 2025.

At a press conference held on Friday, June 13, 2025, the leadership of the GRNMA directed nurses to return to work starting Saturday, June 14, 2025.

"In relation to the pleas of the good people of Ghana, pleas from our patients, and the timely intervention of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health, the leadership of the association wishes to state as follows: the engagement held with the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health and other interested parties on Thursday, June 12, 2025, was very fruitful and has paved the way for an amicable resolution of the impasse with our employer regarding the implementation of our Collective Agreement," said Mrs Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo, the GRNMA president.

"In view of the point above, the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association's industrial action, initiated on June 2, 2025, is hereby suspended, pending the outcome of the follow-up meeting scheduled for June 26, 2025. We call on our dear nurses and midwives to resume their normal shift duties starting Saturday, June 14, 2025," she directed.

Mrs Ofori-Ampofo, while directing the nurses and midwives to return to work, further assured them of the GRNMA's unwavering commitment to ensuring that the Collective Agreement is implemented by the government. The leadership of the GRNMA also expressed its gratitude to the Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health, Nawaane Kurt Mark Nabdam, the Ranking Member, Vice Chairperson, and all members of the committee.

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