The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and its partners have celebrated the transformation of private maternity homes in Ghana. The celebration saw the gathering of Midwives, government representatives, USAID staff, and partners in Accra. The event included presentations, poster exhibitions, and a panel discussion on revitalizing the private maternity sector in Ghana. Present … Read more
Following government’s decision to re-introduce the nursing trainee allowance scheme, it is also making plans to re-introduce the Nursing Trainee Quota system for nursing training institutions. The new directive will see public and private institutions accredited to train nurses in the country, reduce their intake by almost 1, 600. The NPP Government on Wednesday announced the reintroduction … Read more
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association, has called on the government to prioritise employment of Graduate Nurses and Midwives to bridge the Nurses/Patient ratio gap that currently stands at one is to 22. An assessment by the association reveals that Ghana will need not less than 38,000 Nurses and Midwives to fill the nurses-patient … Read more
Ghana is one of the few countries to be introduced to the Midwifery Services Framework (MSF),President of the Ghana Registered Midwives Association, Mrs. Joyce Jetuah has said. She explained that the framework is a tool developed by International Confederation of Midwives and partners to support the development and strengthening of midwifery services across countries, focusing … Read more
Mr Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, the Minister of Health, has reiterated government’s commitment to work to improve healthcare delivery in the country to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets on health by 2030. He said government had worked collectively to create safe and supportive environment, ensure access to appropriate information and ensure that health facilities provided … Read more
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association has suspended its strike following assurances from government. This means Out Patient Department services are likely to resume with immediate effect across the various hospitals affected by the strike. They embarked on strike after government failed to resolve issues confronting them. The General Secretary of the Association, Perpetual … Read more
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has suspended its strike following a directive from the National Council on Friday. Members of the Association withdrew all Out Patient Department (OPD) services on Monday over unpaid salary arrears, lack of logistics among other challenges. Most patients who visited the various hospitals for treatment were left … Read more
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has suspended its strike following a meeting with government on Friday. Members of the Association withdrew all Out Patient Department (OPD) services last Wednesday over unpaid salary arrears, lack of logistics among other challenges. Most patients who visited the various hospitals for treatment were left stranded as the … Read more
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has suspended day-old strike following a meeting with government on Friday. Members of the Association withdrew all Out Patient Department (OPD) services last Wednesday over unpaid salary arrears, lack of logistics among other challenges. Most Patients who visited the various hospitals for treatment were left stranded as … Read more
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) will hold an emergency meeting later today, Friday, 11 November on whether to call off their strike after the National Labour Commission (NLC) directed them to resume work or face court action. The nurses withdrew their services after raising issues with their delayed salary arrears, posting of … Read more
Members of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) have threatened a complete withdrawal of their services if their concerns are not addressed. In the meantime, the association will continue with their withdrawal of Out Patient Services from all public hospitals. The nurses withdrew their services earlier this week over unpaid salary arrears for … Read more
The National Executives of the Ghana Registered Nurses’ and Midwives Association has given government and other stakeholders in the health sector an ultimatum to address issues confronting members. The Association said if their grievances were not met they would withdraw their services in subsequent weeks to come. Addressing a news conference in Accra, Mr Kwaku … Read more
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association has given government a two week ultimatum to resolve their poor working conditions or they will advice themselves. The Association says a combination of unemployed trained nurses and midwives, lack of promotion and lack of salary arrears to those who have been promoted in service continue to hamper … Read more
Ghana loses nearly $2.1 billion dollars to tax evasion and incentives annually, reveals a study carried out by the Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC), a civil society organisation. According to the study, which was conducted on behalf of the National Coordinating Council of the Public Services International (PSI), there was the loss of revenue in … Read more