GRNMA Confirms Financial Clearance for 15,200 Health Professionals
Association Assures Health Workers as Recruitment Process Evolves
- GRNMA confirms financial clearance for recruitment
- Ministry of Health assures due process will be followed
- GRNMA urges government to prevent bureaucratic delays
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has confirmed that 15,200 health professionals have received financial clearance for employment.
Philemon Gyapong, the Assistant National Public Relations Officer of GRNMA, addressed concerns about recruitment in the health sector, emphasizing that financial clearance is now the key requirement for employment.
“If you don’t have financial clearance, it means you have not been budgeted for, and the government doesn’t have a provision for your salary,” Gyapong explained.
He highlighted that the recruitment process has changed significantly from previous years when newly employed health workers could wait up to a year before being added to the payroll. Now, financial clearance ensures that a worker’s salary is accounted for immediately.
Addressing concerns about possible job losses, Gyapong reassured health workers that the Ministry of Health has pledged to follow due process.
“The ministry has made us aware that they are going to stick to the directives—those who went through due process and were given financial clearance are not supposed to go home,” he stated.
He also clarified that previous comments from the Association about a potential strike were meant as guidance rather than a threat, urging the government to ensure timely recruitment processes.
Gyapong expressed concern over nurses and midwives who have been waiting for employment for years, warning that it would be unfair to lay them off due to delays in bureaucratic procedures.
