Parliament lauds nurses and midwives for calling-off strike
By Godwill Arthur-Mensah Accra, June 13, GNA–Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga has praised nurses and midwives for calling-off their nationwide strike, which began on June 2,2025. Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Friday, Mr Ayariga, also the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, acknowledged the essential role of nurses and midwives in healthcare delivery in the country. The Majority Leader said government representatives will engage the leadership of the nurses and midwives again on Thursday, June 26 for further negotiations on their conditions of service. Dr Mark Kurt Nawaane, the Chairperson of Parliament’s Health Committee, joined the Majority Leader in commending the nurses and midwives on their decision to suspend their industrial action. The Health Committee of Parliament on Thursday, June 12, 2025, held a crunch meeting with the executives of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) at Parliament House to find an amica...