About 47 health professionals are set to leave for Saint Kitts and Nevis under the government of Ghana’s health workforce migration initiative.
The initiative aims to protect the local healthcare system while helping medical professionals secure safe employment opportunities abroad.
Ghana’s managed migration initiative also aims to facilitate temporary labour exchange rather than permanent relocation. Under the framework developed by the Ministry of Health, health workers are engaged on fixed-term contracts, typically lasting between two and three years, after which they are expected to return to Ghana.
Some of the health professionals departing for Saint Kitts and Nevis under the government’s Health Workforce Migration Initiative expressed excitement about the opportunity.
They say they are eager to deliver quality healthcare services, make Ghana proud, and have expressed their appreciation to the government for the initiative.
The Deputy Chief of Staff, Nana Oye Bampoe Addo, and Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Grace Ayensu-Danquah, were at the Accra International Airport to bid farewell to the health professionals leaving for Saint Kitts and Nevis under the government’s health workforce migration initiative.
The Deputy Minister for Health stated that the health professionals leaving for Saint Kitts and Nevis will return to Ghana after completing their two-year service contracts.
According to her, the professionals will receive attractive remuneration, favourable working conditions, and other benefits.
Speaking to the media ahead of the departure of the health professionals to Saint Kitts and Nevis, the Deputy Minister described the initiative as a win-win arrangement for both countries.
She noted that the professionals would gain valuable training and experience.
