The Coalition of Unpaid Nurses and Midwives staged a protest on Thursday, October 2, 2025, demanding the immediate payment of salary arrears owed to them by the government.
According to the group, more than 7,000 nurses and midwives have been working without pay for nearly nine to 10 months, despite being officially recruited through government processes.
The Protest
The demonstration began at the Efua Sutherland Children’s Park in Accra, with protesters marching to the Ministry of Finance and later the Ministry of Health, where they planned to submit petitions.
The Nurses’ Plight
Convenor of the coalition, Stephen Kwadwo Takyiah, described the situation as 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.”
Impact on Healthcare
The coalition warned that the continued delay in payments is demoralising health workers and threatens to undermine healthcare delivery across the country, as many are struggling to sustain themselves while working without salaries.
They have urged government to act swiftly to address the arrears and restore confidence among affected nurses and midwives.
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