Two of the allowances requested by the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) have been approved by the government.
At a high-stakes meeting, the government team, the association, and the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health agreed on the two allowances.
The mid-year budget review, which is scheduled to be submitted to Parliament on Thursday, will include the allowances.
Multiple sources of checks have shown that the fuel and allowances are consistent.
In order to guarantee that the remaining things in the conditions of service may be put into effect starting next year, the government is also working with the association.
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Health organized the conference with the goal of resolving the conflict around the application of the GRNMA’s 2024 Conditions of Service in a long-term manner.
Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, the health minister, reiterated the government’s stance on additional consultation and engagement while acknowledging the GRNMA’s concerns and demands during yesterday’s meeting.
He emphasized the necessity for cooperation and respect for one another while pointing out the negotiations’ current progress.
Assuring the GRNMA of the committee’s impartiality and readiness to assist in a resolution, the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health, led by Naawane Kurt Mark, the Member of Parliament for Nabdam, enabled a fruitful conversation.
“We are committed to finding a solution that works for all parties involved. We urge continued engagement and collaboration to address the concerns and demands of the GRNMA,” he said.
Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo, president of the GRNMA, emphasized the significance of putting important provisions into place in order to enhance the welfare, inspire, and retain nurses and midwives.
The GRNMA, on the other hand, was disappointed by the government’s proposal and said it was unacceptable.
The association’s executives decided to update their members on the government’s stance and the meeting’s conclusion.
The association noted that its strike was simply suspended and not cancelled, although it has already notified its members.
Dr. George Smith Graham, the FWSC’s chief executive, promised that talks would begin shortly and clarified that they were intended to address the outstanding requests rather than renegotiate.
Additional meetings between the commission and the GRNMA are planned for next Tuesday.
At the conclusion of the discussion, both sides expressed the hope that a settlement would be beneficial to Ghana’s nurses and midwives and committed to further engagement and collaboration in order to resolve the deadlock.
Citing the government’s noncompliance with agreements made on May 20, 2024, the GRNMA went on strike nationwide on June 4, 2025.
The GRNMA maintained on carrying out the industrial action until their demands were fulfilled, even after the National Labour Commission ruled that the strike was unlawful.
However, on June 14, 2025, the group paused its strike until further negotiations after the government and the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health appealed.
Source: newsthemegh.com