Health Ministry reveals strategy to clear backlog of over 107,000 unemployed nurses in Ghana
The Ministry of Health says a comprehensive but multi-sectoral strategy has been designed to clear a backlog of unemployed nurses currently waiting for posting across Ghana. The ministry recently launched a recruitment drive to employ the 2021 batch, but over 100 thousand trained nurses from 94 health training institutions, spanning four batches, have been home without employment.
The Ministry of Health in Ghana has unveiled a multi-faceted strategy aimed at resolving the backlog of 107,141 unemployed nurses. The comprehensive plan involves a series of steps to gradually eliminate the current staffing challenge. Recently, the Ministry launched a recruitment process for the 2021 batch of trained nurses, a crucial component of the broader initiative.
According to Tony Goodman, a spokesperson for the Ministry, the long periods of unemployment for trained professionals pose a risk of them losing their skills and competencies. Goodman emphasized that the Ministry intends to maintain a steady flow of two recruitment batches per year to ensure the timely employment of idle graduates.
Furthermore, the Ministry is implementing admission quota systems in nursing training institutions to align graduate numbers with their capacity to absorb new hires. This approach aims to prevent the recurrence of large numbers of graduates entering the job market without employment opportunities. Currently, over 107,000 trained nurses and allied health professionals remain without jobs, highlighting the urgency of the Ministry's efforts to address this pressing issue.
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