The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has disassociated itself from the impending strike announced by the Coalition of Concerned Nurses and Midwives Association.
The Coalition of Concerned Nurses and Midwives Association has announced its decision to embark on strike from September 10th to express their displeasure over government’s refusal to post graduate trained nurses and midwives who have completed school for over two years.
A statement signed by the President of the Concerned Nurses and Midwives Association, Henry Asante, stated that government has turned deaf ears to the plea of the nurses and midwives despite numerous picketing and demonstration exercises hence their decision to embark on a strike to solidarise with them.
“It's worth knowing that, some of these nurses and midwives who are professionally trained to save lives have now resorted to kayayoo and security work (watchman), whiles patients are dying day-in and day-out due to lack of staffs in our hospitals”, the statement added.
However, speaking to Ekourba Gyasi on Atinka AM Drive, President for The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNM), Krobea Asante mentioned that although the concerns raised by the group are legitimate, members of GRNM are not part of the strike.
According to him, the GRNM association has spoken to the government on several occasions to post these nurses and midwives since they are a potential workforce in Ghana’s health sector and therefore described the intended action of the group as needless and unnecessary as it is only meant to cause panic .
“Although we support the cause there hasn’t been any release by the Ghana Registered Midwives Association to take part in the intended strike or sanction it”, He noted.
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