The Ranking Member of Parliament’s Health Committee, Dr Nana Ayew Afriyie, has called for calm and continued goodwill from the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) in light of the recent postponement of a key meeting on their conditions of service.
Originally slated for Thursday, 26 June 2025, the meeting was expected to resolve lingering issues surrounding the implementation of revised working terms for nurses and midwives.
However, its rescheduling to 10 July prompted frustration from the GRNMA, who expressed concern over the short notice and apparent disregard for prior commitments.
Speaking on Citi FM, Dr Ayew Afriyie explained that the delay was unavoidable, attributing it to the absence of essential stakeholders. “Given that these two ministers — Finance and Health — are not in town, Minister of Health is in Brussels, I am told,” he stated.
“With the understanding from Leader of Government Business and the Majority Leader, who says that the President has confirmed the way forward for a meeting between the ministers of Health and Finance… that would be coming off once the President is back.”
He emphasised that the postponement was not intentional and appealed to the GRNMA’s leadership to trust in the goodwill of the process.
“I would want the nurses to give the benefit of the stage or the executives to show good faith to them, as they have always shown to them.”
Dr Afriyie further stressed the legitimacy of the reasons behind the delay, saying, “I don’t think this was deliberate — especially as we are clear the Minister of Finance is in China, the Deputy Minister of Finance is in Abuja, and then also the Minister of Health is in Brussels with the President.”
