The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has announced an industrial action in solidarity with the Komfo Anokye Doctors Association (KADA) and other health worker organisations at the hospital over the suspension of the hospital’s Chief Executive Officer.
The KATH Branch of the GRNMA communicated its decision in a letter dated Saturday, June 6 addressed to the Chairman of the KATH Board.
The nurses and midwives were unequivocal in their rejection of the ministerial directive, stating that the two-week suspension of the CEO ordered by the Minister of Health is unnecessary and is definitely not the solution to the enormous pressure, infrastructural challenges, congestion, inadequate logistics, and resource constraints confronting the hospital on a daily basis.
The Association further argued that patient safety, quality healthcare delivery and the protection of patients cannot be achieved through the suspension of the CEO, and that changing the difficult narrative facing health professionals at KATH equally cannot be resolved by that action.
The GRNMA highlighted the enormous burden KATH carries as one of the largest referral and teaching hospitals in Ghana and the sub-region, receiving overwhelming numbers of patient referrals from several regions across the country.
The Association noted that the hospital’s current infrastructure, existing equipment, logistics and supplies have not matched the increasing number of patients or the growing healthcare demands placed on the facility.
The letter was signed on behalf of the KATH Branch by Chairperson Josephine Boatemaa Asmah, Vice Chairperson Farzana Asamoah, Secretary Abraham Adu, Treasurer Nyalako Dzah, and PRO Martha Adarkwah Yiadom.
The industrial action by the GRNMA adds to the growing crisis at KATH, where doctors have been on strike since 6:00am on Saturday, June 6, 2026.
The Ghana Medical Association has also thrown its full weight behind the strike, demanding the reinstatement of the CEO within three working days.