{"id":90429,"date":"2025-08-19T19:37:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T19:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=90429"},"modified":"2025-08-19T19:37:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T19:37:47","slug":"nurses-association-issues-48-hour-ultimatum-to-police-following-attack-at-ridge-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=90429","title":{"rendered":"Nurses\u2019 association issues 48-hour ultimatum to police following attack at Ridge Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>1 Minute, 21 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n<p>The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives\u2019 Association (GRNMA) has issued a firm 48-hour ultimatum to the Ghana Police Service to arrest the ringleader and his accomplices behind a recent attack on healthcare workers at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge Hospital). <\/p>\n<p>The association has warned of further action if their demand is not met, emphasising that nurses at the hospital\u2019s Emergency Unit must feel safe.<\/p>\n<p>The incident, which took place on Monday, August 18, 2025, was described by the GRNMA as an \u201cunprovoked and loathsome act of violence\u201d perpetrated against dedicated healthcare professionals who were working tirelessly despite inherent challenges in the system. <\/p>\n<p>The association\u2019s National Executive Committee met to address the incident and its aftermath, engaging with both hospital management and the affected nurses and midwives.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the call for police action, the GRNMA also levelled sharp criticism at the Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, stating that a \u201cpalpable display of affection\u201d toward the alleged ringleader, Ralph Saint Williams, in their view, \u201conly emboldens such perpetrators to repeat such 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