According to David Tenkorang, the general secretary of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), the red listing of Ghana by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Kingdom (UK) would not stop the continued brain drain of healthcare professionals.
Mr. Tenkorang predicts that despite the decision, the UK and other affluent nations will continue to hire health professionals from Ghana and other nations on the "red list."
Ghana was included among the 54 nations that UK companies in the health and social care sector should avoid recruiting from because of its lower-than-50 UHC Service Coverage Index and a lower-than-median doctor, nurse, and midwife density.
For the purpose of attracting nurses to the healthcare industry and keeping them from leaving Ghana, Mr. Tenkorang advised that the government improve the working conditions for employees.
"The instruction is a waste of time." The WHO published a worldwide code of conduct for hiring medical professionals abroad. The UK and the majority of these nations have essentially disregarded that issue. It doesn't prevent anyone from applying to work in hospitals or health centers in the UK directly. That is what is happening right now. It thus doesn't resolve any issues, according to Mr. Tenkorang in an interview with Joy FM.
The answer, he said, "is very straightforward, and I've made it clear to the government that they need to look at ways and means that they can be intentional about retaining the people by providing better conditions of service in Ghana."
The UK government and the Ministry of Health are now negotiating a bilateral agreement that would control the travel of Ghanaian healthcare professionals to the UK. The directive has been challenged by the Ministry of Health.
"The ministry also requested a review from WHO since, in addition to being in negotiations with the UK government, we also have a bilateral arrangement." This will, in a sense, control the number of nurses that leave the nation.
The issue of nurses leaving without knowledge of the Ministry or the health sector will be resolved when we put in place the necessary measures, such as the bilateral agreement that the nurses are confident in: "I'm going on to get a knowledge impact, and I come back to serve my country," and they have the opportunity to go and work in Ghana.
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