{"id":10630,"date":"2025-10-16T10:46:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T10:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rxdatainsights.com\/?p=10630"},"modified":"2025-10-16T10:58:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T10:58:07","slug":"government-to-address-nurses-and-midwives-salary-arrears-in-upcoming-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rxdatainsights.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/16\/government-to-address-nurses-and-midwives-salary-arrears-in-upcoming-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Government to Address Nurses and Midwives\u2019 Salary Arrears in Upcoming Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Ampem Nyarko<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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The Government of Ghana has pledged to resolve the long-standing issue of unpaid salaries owed to thousands of nurses and midwives by including the arrears in the next national budget. This assurance was given by Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Ampem Nyarko following a protest staged by the Coalition of Unpaid Nurses and Midwives in Accra on October 2, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The coalition,<\/span>\u00a0representing nearly 7,000 health workers<\/span><\/i><\/b>, marched from the Efua Sutherland Children\u2019s Park to the Ministry of Finance and later to the Ministry of Health, <\/span>demanding immediate payment of nine to ten months of salary arrears. <\/span><\/i><\/b>Their petition highlighted the financial strain and demoralisation caused by the delays, which they argued were undermining healthcare delivery across the country.<\/span><\/p>

Upon receiving the petition, Mr. Nyarko reiterated government\u2019s commitment to resolving the matter. He explained that the administration had inherited <\/span>\u201cnumerous legacy challenges\u201d but was working diligently to address them. \u201cThe message I give them is what I\u2019m giving to you: that your issue is being addressed. In the next month or so, the Finance Minister will be in Parliament to present a new budget. Issues of health workers who have not been paid, not just you, there are even some doctors and others, are seriously being considered, and you are going to receive your salary,\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/b>he assured.<\/span><\/p>

The Deputy Minister also expressed gratitude to the nurses and midwives for their dedication despite the financial hardships. He apologised for the delays, acknowledging the sacrifices made by those who had even walked long distances to present their petition.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\u201c We appreciate the work that you do for Ghana, and I\u2019m sorry for those of you who are not even well, but have had to walk all the way here to present this petition. It will be given the needed urgent attention, as you have stated, and you\u2019ll hear back from us \u201d\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDeputy Finance Minister Thomas Ampem Nyarko<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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The protest was led by the coalition\u2019s convenor, Stephen Kwadwo Takyiah, who voiced the frustration of members. He described the situation as <\/span>\u201cunfair and<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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unsustainable,\u201d stressing that the prolonged delays were not only demoralising health workers but also affecting the quality of care provided to patients nationwide.<\/span><\/i><\/span> His remarks reflected the growing discontent among frontline health professionals who feel neglected despite their critical role in the healthcare system.<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>

The government\u2019s assurance to capture the arrears in the upcoming budget is seen as a crucial step toward restoring confidence among health workers. However, many remain cautious, awaiting concrete action when the Finance Minister presents the budget to Parliament in the coming weeks. The outcome will be closely watched, as <\/span>it will signal the government\u2019s commitment to addressing systemic payroll challenges in the health sector<\/span><\/i><\/span> and ensuring that those who provide essential services are compensated fairly and on time.<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>

Source:<\/span><\/span> <\/span>Citi Newsroom \u2013 Gov\u2019t to capture nurses, midwives\u2019 salary arrears in next budget<\/span><\/u><\/a> <\/span>citinewsroom.com<\/span><\/u><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Ampem Nyarko The Government of Ghana has pledged to resolve the long-standing issue of unpaid salaries owed to thousands of nurses and midwives by including the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10631,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[102,78,105,103,104,57],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-doctors-specialists","category-healthcare-providers","category-lab-radiology-technicians","category-nurses-midwives","category-pharmacists","category-professional-insights"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rxdatainsights.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rxdatainsights.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rxdatainsights.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rxdatainsights.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rxdatainsights.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10630"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/rxdatainsights.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10630\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10639,"href":"https:\/\/rxdatainsights.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10630\/revisions\/10639"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rxdatainsights.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rxdatainsights.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rxdatainsights.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rxdatainsights.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}