A nine-member national executive committee of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has been sworn into office with their call to improve the service conditions of members through advocacy and quality leadership.
The General Secretary of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Dr Yaw Baah, said the leaders had been elected to office at a very difficult time.
He cited poor wage structure and conditions of service, huge taxes as some of the issues facing members of the club in the country.
“You have been chosen at a time when there is a great struggle on our hands and we will fight until we win.”
“The workers you lead are suffering and all your members want from you is high-quality leadership,” Dr Baah said.
Swearing
The newly elected NEC members are the Chairman, Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo; First Vice President, Samuel Alagora Okologus; Second Vice President, Dr. David Tenkorang-Twum and Assistant Secretary General, Anthony Sopaal.
The others are the National Treasurer, Moses Anyigba; Assistant National Treasurer, Thomas Jafouk Lambon. Public relation manager; Joseph Wolimmor Krampah, and Assistant Public Relations Officer, Philimon Gyapong.
They will direct the club’s affairs for the next four years.
GRNMA Legal Adviser Dr Patrice Fidelis Seddoh led them to take the oath of office and secrecy respectively.
A Director of Labour, Department of Labour, Dawuda Ibrahim Braimah, who presided over the ceremony, said the role of nurses and midwives had become more critical than ever, but they remained committed to protecting humanity.
He encouraged the leadership to wholeheartedly seize the opportunity to stand as an agent of positive change while advocating for the membership.
He further urged them to prioritize the welfare of members to create a resilient and empowered community that will stand behind them.
Strategies
The President, Mrs. Ofori-Ampofo, explained that the leadership will focus on executing its five-year strategic plan with emphasis on leadership and government, education, research, member welfare, communication and campaigning and influence politics in an effort to upgrade the image of the profession in Ghana and beyond.
Apart from this, he said the leadership will also focus on maintaining good relations with stakeholders to help serve members better.
On the migration trend, the President urged the government to improve the working conditions of members to ensure that nurses and midwives stay behind to serve the nation.
He further disclosed that the leadership was working closely with the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission to help improve the payment structure of members.