The Ministry of Health has secured financial clearance from the Ministry of Finance for the payment of allowances and salaries for 14,279 rotation nurses and midwives, as well as 637 medical and dental house officers.
The approval follows sustained engagements between the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Finance to ensure that newly trained health professionals are duly supported as they undertake their mandatory service and professional training.
The Ministry stated that, the clearance covers key nursing cadres including Registered General Nurses, Registered Midwives, Registered Mental Health Nurses, Registered Community Health Nurses, and Registered Public Health Nurses who started their rotation last year and are due to complete this year.
In a statement issued by the Health Ministry, on Friday, March 13, 2026, It noted that, 637 Medical and Dental House Officers who graduated from various public and private institutions have been granted financial clearance.
”Financial clearance has been granted for the payment of salaries to 637 Medical and Dental House Officers who graduated from various public and private institutions, successfully passed the Medical and Dental Council examinations, and were inducted into service on 12th November 2025,” the statement revealed.
According to the Ministry these approvals will clear all payment backlog from the previous years and set the stage for the Ministry’s new policy of ensuring monthly payments of allowances for mandatory service of all health professional cadres.
The Ministry reaffirmed it’s continuous collaboration with the Ministry of Finance and other relevant stakeholders to ensure health workers are sufficiently supported in delivering quality healthcare services to the people of Ghana.
Source: Christabel Opare
