Your demands were not captured in 2025 budget – Health minister begs striking nurses
As the nationwide nurses’ and midwives’ strike enters its second week, Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has urged calm and emphasized the government’s willingness to continue discussing the issue. He also emphasized that the conditions of service in question were not covered by the national budget for 2025.
He cautioned that putting these requests into effect right once could cause economic instability and undo recent fiscal accomplishments.
Mr. Akandoh acknowledged the validity of the concerns expressed by the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) members during a joint press conference with the Ministry of Finance on Tuesday, June 10 at Jubilee House. However, he issued a warning that the economy would suffer if the current financial demands were not met.
“Government wishes to stress its readiness to further engage with the view to implementing the conditions of service in a manner that does not dislocate the national economy,” he said.
He added that the conditions of service under discussion were not factored into the 2025 national budget and implementing them in their current form would “completely throw the economy off gear”.
“We are mindful of the economic consequences of unbudgeted expenditure and want to avoid the economic slippages that led to instability in the recent past,” he stated.
