About Us

The Ghana Registered Midwives Association (GRMA) is the national professional body representing all midwives across Ghana. We seek to promote and protect the interest and welfare of our members so that they can provide the highest standard of midwifery practice.

Headquartered in Greater Accra, GRMA has active chapters in all of Ghana’s ten regions. The GRMA welcomes all students and midwives registered by the Nurses and Midwives Council of Ghana, and its current membership is made up of 35% in private practice and 65% in the public sector, as well as midwives in retirement.

OUR VISION: 

To create a healthy society for Ghanaian women and their families through quality reproductive health services, ultimately reducing the rates of maternal and infant morbidity and mortality. 

OUR MISSION:

Our mission is to provide leadership and advocacy for midwifery in Ghana as a vital part of maternal and infant survival and well-being. GRMA promotes the development of the profession and provides the perspective of midwives to the national health policy agenda.

OBJECTIVES: 

• To promote and protect the interests and welfare of midwives at a regional and national level:
  • To cultivate unity among all midwives in Ghana.
  • To advise and articulate the opinions and wishes of midwives to deliver the efficient, orderly, and peaceful practice of their profession.
  • To promote mutual respect, goodwill, and understanding among midwives, in
    • particular between midwives and the community in general.
    • To raise the standard of the practice of midwifery in Ghana to the highest level:
      • To monitor, evaluate and conduct research into programs embarked on by the Association.
      • To publish journals, pamphlets, white papers, reports of conferences, seminars, discussions, and visits relevant to its members. 
      • To learn and exchange international best practices through conferences and contributions to bodies including the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) and Confederation of African Midwives Association (CONAMA).
    • To encourage, educate and motivate women and their families to seek professional help, ultimately reducing the rates of maternal and infant morbidity and mortality.