The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has officially suspended its nationwide strike, bringing an end to nearly two weeks of disrupted healthcare services across the country.
The announcement was made today, Friday, June 13, by the President of the Association, Mrs. Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo, during a virtual press conference. She confirmed that the industrial action, which began on June 2 and escalated to a full withdrawal of services on June 9, is now on hold following successful negotiations with key government stakeholders.
“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 concerning the implementation of our collective bargaining agreement,” Mrs. Ofori-Ampofo stated.
She announced that all 120,000 nurses and midwives under the association’s umbrella are to resume work on Saturday, June 14. However, the suspension of the strike is conditional, pending a follow-up meeting with government negotiators scheduled for June 26, 2025.
The strike action had crippled public healthcare delivery, with outpatient departments in many hospitals shuttered and emergency cases severely affected. The government faced mounting pressure to resolve the issue amid growing public concern over access to health services.
Mrs. Ofori-Ampofo emphasized that the decision to call off the strike was made in the interest of patients and public health, but also underlined the seriousness of the association’s demands.
“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,” she said.
Reaffirming the GRNMA’s apolitical and professional stance, she stressed that the association has, for 65 years, worked with every Ghanaian government to strengthen the healthcare system while fighting to improve the welfare of nurses and midwives. “The GRNMA is a non-partisan and professional trade union. We hold the collective bargaining certificate for all nurses and midwives in Ghana and have never aligned with any political party,” she noted.
Mrs. Ofori-Ampofo extended gratitude to the leadership and members of the Parliamentary Committee on Health for their timely and constructive intervention. She also commended the nursing and midwifery workforce for standing united, and the media for amplifying their concerns responsibly.
In her closing remarks, she urged the general public and stakeholders to avoid misinformation, disinformation, and political propaganda when dealing with national issues of such gravity.
With health services set to resume nationwide, the focus now shifts to the upcoming June 26 meeting, where both the government and the GRNMA are expected to finalize and implement the terms of their collective bargaining agreement.
As calm returns to Ghana’s hospitals and clinics, the country watches closely, hoping that lasting resolutions will follow this critical moment of dialogue and compromise.
