In a significant development for the country’s health sector, the Member of Parliament for Juaboso and Ranking Member on the Health Committee of Parliament, Hon. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has announced that the Cabinet has approved the payment of outstanding allowances for 6,500 nurses and midwives from the 2021 batch who have been awaiting financial clearance and posting for several years.

Speaking to the media, Hon. Akandoh revealed that the Ministry of Finance has been directed to commence payment of their arrears effective November 2025, marking an end to the long wait faced by these trained healthcare professionals.

According to him, the decision was reached after months of deliberations between the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Finance, and the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana, with Cabinet finally giving the green light to clear all pending financial obligations owed to the affected nurses and midwives.

He emphasized that the government’s approval is not just a financial relief for the health workers but also a major step toward strengthening the nation’s healthcare delivery system, especially in rural and underserved areas.


“I am glad to inform all nurses and midwives from the 2021 batch who have been waiting for clearance that Cabinet has finally approved their payment. The Ministry of Finance will begin effecting payments starting November 2025,” Akandoh stated.


The Juaboso MP further urged the Ministry of Finance to expedite the process to ensure that all affected individuals receive their payments without unnecessary delays, adding that the delay in clearing these arrears had caused great frustration among the young nurses and midwives who had completed their mandatory service years ago but remained unpaid.


Hon. Akandoh expressed optimism that once the payments are completed, it will boost morale among healthcare trainees and professionals, encouraging them to continue serving diligently.

This announcement has been met with widespread relief and excitement across the nursing and midwifery fraternity, with many describing it as long overdue. Various nurses’ associations have since called on the government to ensure that the directive is carried out fully and transparently to restore confidence in the system.

The 2021 batch of nurses and midwives, numbering about 6,500, had been pressing for their postings and clearance since completing their training. Many of them had staged demonstrations and submitted petitions to the Ministry of Health and the Presidency over their delayed payments.

With this Cabinet approval, it is expected that the disbursement process will begin next month, bringing closure to a prolonged financial impasse that has affected thousands within Ghana’s health workforce.