According to Ghana News Agency:ccording to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Samson Abu, the Wa Municipal Hospital Administrator, stated that the strike action has significantly impacted service delivery at the facility. He noted that public awareness of the GRNMA’s strike has led some patients to seek healthcare services at private facilities. Mr. Abu expressed concern that members of other nurses’ associations, who are not officially part of the strike, have been ‘secretly’ joining the GRNMA action, exacerbating the situation.

Mr. Abu pointed out that it was expected that other branches of the nursing fraternity would continue to provide services while the GRNMA strike was ongoing. However, this has not been the case, with some members of other unions claiming affiliation with the GRNMA. Despite the challenges, Mr. Abu mentioned that some nurses, motivated by compassion and humanitarian considerations, are still at the facility providing services. The leadership of other unions, such as the Union of Professional Nurses and Midwives, Ghana (UPNMG), is also urging their members to continue working.

The Hospital Administrator expressed hope that student nurses on attachment would assist the limited number of nurses at post in delivering healthcare services. He appealed to the remaining nurses not to join the strike and urged the government to address the demands of the striking nurses to facilitate their return to work.

Meanwhile, the Upper West Regional Hospital is reportedly continuing with healthcare service delivery smoothly. At the Homeland Clinic, a private facility, the GNA observed longer queues than usual at the OPD, indicating an increase in the number of patients seeking services there.