The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) is calling on the government to urgently evacuate its members from the Bawku municipality due to rising insecurity in the area.

The association says recent violent incidents have posed serious threats to the lives of health professionals working there.

In an adomonline.com report on July 28, 2025, GRNMA President, Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo, urged the Ministry of Health and other relevant agencies to take swift action on the matter.

She emphasised that many health workers stationed in Bawku do not reside there permanently and are particularly vulnerable due to their duty postings. "The lives of some of our members (health workers) in Bawku are in danger.