{"id":449216,"date":"2017-12-22T06:07:36","date_gmt":"2017-12-22T06:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/22\/creating-growth-investing-in-jobs-health-and-education-best-way-to-stem-migration\/"},"modified":"2017-12-22T06:07:36","modified_gmt":"2017-12-22T06:07:36","slug":"creating-growth-investing-in-jobs-health-and-education-best-way-to-stem-migration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/22\/creating-growth-investing-in-jobs-health-and-education-best-way-to-stem-migration\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating growth: Investing in jobs, health, and education \u2013 best way to stem migration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Business News of Friday, 22 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Prof. E. Gyimah-Boadi<\/p>\n<p>2017-12-22<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/22670927.295.jpg\" alt=\"Prof Gyimah Boadi\" title=\"Prof Gyimah Boadi\" width=\"295\" height=\"171\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Prof. E. Gyimah-Boadi, Executive director of Afrobarometer and the Center for Democratic Development<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1513922856_334_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">The unremitting flow of Africans, especially youth, from their countries of origin to other parts of the world in search of better opportunities has assumed crisis proportions. <\/p>\n<p>This quest for the proverbial \u201cgreener pastures\u201d in other countries highlights the persistent failure of African countries to provide their citizens with the basic necessities of life and an enabling environment for them to fully explore their potential. <\/p>\n<p>Unemployment is the most important problem Africans want their governments to resolve, according to findings from Afrobarometer Round 6 surveys conducted in 36 African countries in 2014\/2015 (see Figure 1). Next in priority are health and education.<\/p>\n<p>Data from seven African countries (Zimbabwe, Benin, Malawi, Mali, Kenya, Uganda, and C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire) in which Afrobarometer Round 7 surveys have been conducted also reveal that a majority of respondents who have considered emigrating are motivated by the desire for jobs and favourable economic conditions, especially in Europe and North America (Figure 2). <\/p>\n<p>A clear implication of these findings from Afrobarometer surveys is that a focus on investment in job-producing economic growth, health, and education are crucial to stem the tide of emigration from Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Note: This post is based on Prof Gyimah-Boadi\u2019s remarks at a town hall meeting organized at the University of Ghana on 12 December 2017 under the auspices of German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. <\/p>\n<p>The meeting focused on ways in which Germany can collaborate to ensure economic and political stability in Ghana and across the region, and included the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the University of Ghana and the German Ministry of Education, through Freiburg University, for the establishment of the Merian International Centre for Advanced Studies (MICAS) in Africa.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/59255073.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/44735063.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 24 updated by: 24 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Business News of Friday, 22 December 2017 Source: Prof. E. Gyimah-Boadi 2017-12-22 Prof. E. Gyimah-Boadi, Executive director of Afrobarometer and the Center for Democratic Development The unremitting flow of Africans, especially youth, from their countries of origin to other parts of the world in search of better opportunities has assumed crisis proportions. 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