Minister for Health, Dr Bernard Okoe Boye, has outlined several measures to be implemented to address the growing exodus of Ghanaian medical professionals seeking opportunities abroad.
This follows urgent calls from Ghanaian medical professionals for government’s intervention to halt the mass departure of nurses and other essential practitioners, which is straining the country’s healthcare system.
In 2023 alone, nearly four thousand nurses left Ghana for Europe and America in search of better job prospects.
Stakeholders are increasingly concerned that this trend will lead to a critical shortage of healthcare professionals if not urgently addressed.
Dentists, in particular, are among those leaving the country in significant numbers.
Dean of the KNUST School of Medicine and Dentistry, Prof Akwasi Antwi-Kusi, has therefore urged the government to promptly introduce initiatives to curb the troubling trend.
Dr Okoe Boye assured that the Ministry of Health is committed to tackling the challenges facing dental services and other pressing issues within the healthcare sector.
SOURCE: GRAPHICONLINE
