The Ministry of Health has announced the postponement of the Centralised Nursing and Midwifery Licensing Examinations to September 4, 2025. The decision was taken following a consultative meeting between the Health Minister, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), and the Conference of Heads of Health Training Institutions (COHHETI). In line with the new directive, the examinations will now be conducted in the respective training institutions, reverting to the previous arrangement. The move is aimed at ensuring smooth participation and effective supervision by the NMC, while also addressing concerns over the risks associated with students traveling long distances to designated examination centres. “The measure is necessary to safeguard the safety and well-being of candidates while ensuring fairness and proper monitoring of the examinations,” the Health Minister said. He added that it was not proper for students to travel from one region to another to sit for exams. The NMC is expected to issue a revised timetable and detailed guidelines in the coming days. The Minister assured stakeholders that the Ministry will provide the necessary logistics to ensure the successful implementation of the new arrangement. The Ministry expressed appreciation to candidates, training institutions, and stakeholders for their cooperation and understanding. Read below the statement by the Ministry of Health PRESS RELEASE POSTPONEMENT OF CENTRALISED LICENSING EXAMINATIONS FOR NURSING AND MIDWIFERY CANDIDATES 1. The Ministry of Health wishes to inform all stakeholders and candidates that the planned Centralised Nursing and Midwifery Licensing Examinations have been postponed to September 4, 2025. 2. This decision was reached at a consultative meeting involving the Minister for Health, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), and the Conference of Heads of Health Training Institutions (COHHETI). It was agreed that the examinations will henceforth be conducted in the respective training institutions, as was previously the practice, to ensure smooth participation and effective supervision by the NMC. 3. The directive follows careful consideration of the risks associated with extensive travel by students to designated examination centres. 4. According to the Minister for Health, this measure is necessary to safeguard the safety and well-being of candidates, while ensuring fairness and proper monitoring of the examinations. 5. A revised timetable and detailed guidelines will be issued by the NMC in due course. 6. The Ministry appreciates the cooperation and understanding of all candidates, training institutions, and stakeholders in this important exercise. 7. The Minister for Health, Hon. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, further stressed that it is not proper for students to travel from one region to another to sit for examinations. 8. He also assured all stakeholders that the Ministry will provide the necessary logistics to ensure the successful implementation of this directive. Issued by: Tony Goodman Deputy Director & Spokesperson