The Coalition of Unpaid Nurses and Midwives protested their unpaid tenth-month salary arrears owed by the government.
The coalition claims that over 7,000 nurses and midwives have been working without pay for the past nine to ten months, despite being officially recruited through government channels.
The demonstration commenced at the Efua Sutherland Children’s Park, with participants marching to the Ministry of Finance and subsequently to the Ministry of Health, where they will submit petitions seeking an immediate resolution to their situation.
Stephen Kwadwo Takyiah, the convenor of the coalition, voiced his frustration, calling the situation unfair and unsustainable.
“We are not comfortable hitting the streets, but it has become necessary. We are citizens, trained as professional nurses and midwives from nursing training colleges and universities. We graduated in 2020, completed our rotations, and waited at home for three years. In July 2024, the Ministry of Health announced it had secured financial clearance from the Ministry of Finance for our employment.
“The portals were opened, we registered, and by October 2024, we received postings and reported to work in December. Out of the 15,000 announced, about 13,000 took up postings. But in April 2025, only some of our colleagues started receiving salaries. As we speak, just over 6,500 have been paid, while nearly 7,000 of us have worked for close to 10 months without pay,” he lamented.
The coalition is further calling on the government to take swift action to resolve its issues, warning that the delay in payments is demoralising and detrimental to healthcare delivery across the nation.
