The Central Gonja branch of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has said until the security of health workers is guaranteed, no health worker must be posted to the Boachipe CHPS in the Savanna region. The group’s comment follows a shooting incident that occurred at the Boachipe CHPS …
Read More »PAC triggers Interpol arrest of Pantang Nurses and Midwifery teacher
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has directed the Ghana Police Service to trigger an Interpol red alert for the arrest of a former teacher at the Pantang Nurses and Midwifery School, madam Afia Nyarkowaa. The 2018 auditor General’s report has indicted the teacher for drawing salaries while on …
Read More »Nurses, midwives posted to do national service threaten to strike over unpaid allowances
The Coalition of Rotation Nurses and Midwives has given the government a one-month ultimatum to pay their seven-month arrears in full, else they will embark on a nationwide strike. This was indicated in the disgruntled group’s letter addressed to various Hospital Directors across the 16 regions of the country. The …
Read More »Nurses were asleep while I experienced panic attack at COVID-19 treatment centre – Hammer
• Hammer tested positive for COVID-19 • He said while at the treatment centre he had a panic attack at 1 am when nurses at the hospital were asleep • He described his COVID-19 period as being through “hell and back” Ghanaian music producer, Edward Nana Poku Osei, popularly called Hammer, has been recounting his ordeal …
Read More »Gunshots at Pantang Hospital, nurses flee for their lives
Hardly a day passes without gunshots being heard around the Pantang Hospital area. This is forcing the nurses to run for their dear lives. The Eastern wing of the hospital housing the nurses is where the problem is, our reporters gather. An eye witness says land guards terrorizing the residents …
Read More »SoNA 2021: More health workers to be recruited – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo says his government will recruit more health workers in his second term to help improve Ghana’s healthcare delivery services following the devastating impact of COVID-19 across the globe. Delivering his first State of the Nation address in Parliament on Tuesday, 9 March 2021, Nana Akufo-Addo noted that his …
Read More »Nurses Training Council summons Nalerigu Training College Principal over viral twerking video
The principal for the Nalerigu Nurses Training College has been summoned by the Nurses Training Council after a video of students twerking at a dancing competition went viral. This was disclosed by the Principal when he was invited by the Police over the dancing competition which was in violation of …
Read More »Nurses, Midwives to renew PIN/AIN online
Nurses, their assistants and midwives can now renew their PIN/AIN via a new online payment system. This was announced by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana. “We are happy to inform you that #NurseAssistants, #Nurses and #Midwives can now renew the PIN/AIN through our new #online payment system,” the …
Read More »HOT VIDEO: Two female nurses exchange heavy kicks and blows in hospital canteen
This is the dramatic moment two nurses violently exchange heavy kicks and blows at the hospita canteen. In the disturbing clip, the pair completely ignored social distancing and remove their face masks to fight each other in the restaurant in MMA-style combat. The nurse on the left boisterously says ‘move …
Read More »Striking Nurses to resume work Thursday after receiving court injunction
Striking nurses and midwives are to resume work tomorrow Thursday, September 24 after their leadership was served with a court injunction against their industrial action. This was announced by the National President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo at a press briefing Wednesday. The injunction was …
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