The Ministry of Health has published a list of 359 health facilities across the country to serve as alternatives for patients amid the ongoing strike by the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA).
The facilities, spread across all 16 regions, are part of measures the ministry says will mitigate the impact of the industrial action on public health delivery.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, June 10, the ministry said the list of facilities owned by the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) can be accessed via this link—https://www.moh.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/CHAG_Quasi_Private-Health-facilities.xlsx.
“In line with the Ministry’s policy to ensure a healthy population for national development, it has become necessary to make provisions to fill the gaps created as a result of the strike,” the statement said. “Consequently, the Ministry urges the general public to continue seeking healthcare services at various health facilities, including those where nursing services remain available, to ensure their health needs are met.”
Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, during a press briefing on Tuesday, assured the public that steps were being taken to cushion facilities affected by the strike.
He said the published list of health centres will serve as a guide for patients in need of care and called on retired nurses and midwives to step in temporarily to support.
“Given the urgency of the situation and the suffering of patients, government appeals to public-spirited, retired nurses and midwives to volunteer their services for a brief period pending the resolution of this impasse,” the minister said.
GRNMA members are on strike over unpaid allowances and unfulfilled aspects of their 2024 Collective Agreement.
Key among their demands are a 13th-month salary, fuel and medical allowances, rural incentive allowances, renewal of practising licences, and the provision of uniforms.
But Deputy Finance Minister, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, says government will need over GHS2 billion to meet the full demands, an amount he says will destabilise the economy.
He indicated that the demands of the GRNMA would be captured in the 2026 budget, a proposal the striking nurses and midwives have rejected.
