Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has revealed that government efforts to resolve salary delays for newly recruited nurses are yielding results, with 7,000 nurses now successfully placed on the national payroll.
The minister confirmed that processes are currently underway to migrate the remaining outstanding nurses to ensure they begin receiving their monthly salaries.
The disclosure was made on Thursday during an unannounced visit to the Bibiani Government Hospital in the Western North Region, where he interacted with healthcare staff.
“The issue is that in 2024, when your clearance was issued, the process did not start early. Some of you were posted in 2025, and there was a directive that those recruited after December 7 should go home. Do you remember?” he asked, receiving confirmation from the nurses present.
He further explained that President John Dramani Mahama intervened, ensuring that the directive did not apply to the health sector.
“We had to allow all of you to stay. Out of the 15,000 clearances issued, we recruited about 13,500 nurses. Out of that number, around 10,000 names have been captured on the payroll. Of these, 7,000 are already being paid monthly salaries, while the remaining 3,000 are gradually being migrated to ensure everyone is paid,” he said.
The minister also addressed concerns about unpaid medical doctors, confirming that reports of some doctors not receiving salaries for up to eight months are being reviewed and will be addressed.
The Ministry of Health’s assurance aims to calm tensions within the sector as newly recruited healthcare professionals await full salary regularization.
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