The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association has announced the withdrawal of its services in all public health facilities across the country effective Monday, 21 September 2020.

This follows what the association refers to as a proposal which cannot serve the “economic interest of all nurses, midwives, PAs and CRAs.”

This was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday, 17 September 2020 and co-signed by the President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association, Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo; President of the Ghana Physicians Association, Emmanuel Yaw Appiah; President of the Ghana Association of Registered Anaesthetics, Frederick Kwame Kporxah.

According to the association, “a letter dated 9 September 2020, was also served on all stakeholders informing them about the status of the negotiation and the possible actions of the GRNMA and its Allied Associations (Ghana Physician Assistants Association and Ghana Association of Certified Registered Anesthetists).

“Having reconvened in the meetings held on 15th and 16th September 2020, the posture of the Employer changed for the better but did not meet the expectation of the majority of nurses, midwives, physician assistants and certified registered anaesthetists in Ghana.”

It stressed, however, that “the proposal of the employer, as reported, cannot serve the economic interest of all nurses, midwives, PAs and CRAs.”

“The employer is hereby notified that nurses, midwives, physician assistants and registered anaesthetists will withdraw their services from 8 am on Monday, 21 September 2020.”

It further directed all “nurses, midwives, physician assistants (PAs) and certified registered anaesthetists (CRAs) in all public institutions” to withdraw their services from 8 am on Monday,21 September 2020.” 

The association also advised the general public “to seek medical attention at other health facilities.”