John Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has proposed a solution to address unemployment among healthcare workers, particularly nurses, by advocating for their deployment to other countries.
He believes that sending nurses abroad would be more beneficial than allowing them to remain unemployed in Ghana.
During a visit to the Savannah Region, Mahama emphasized the importance of providing employment opportunities for nurses after they complete their education.
To implement this plan, he suggested the establishment of a specialized unit within the Ministry of Employment responsible for recruiting qualified nurses for overseas deployment.
Mahama promised that if elected, he would work to significantly reduce unemployment rates in the country.
“We want to increase the production of health workers and nurses, and we will employ them to work for us as many as we can, but at the same time, we will sign agreements with other countries where we can post our nurses to go and work on fixed contracts.
“So under the Ministry of Employment, we will have a unit that can recruit nurses and make sure they are of the standard that can work in international hospitals.”
This proposition comes at a time when Ghana is experiencing a mass exodus of health professionals.
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association has revealed a staggering exodus, with 732 nurses having left the country since the onset of January 2024 alone.
Per reports, poor working conditions and the lack of job opportunities have pushed health workers to seek greener pastures elsewhere.
That’s good, but will he do to the trained Teachers who are not employed