{"id":167240,"date":"2024-04-01T13:13:55","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T13:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/01\/over-6k-nurses-have-left-ghana-since-august-2023\/"},"modified":"2024-04-01T13:13:55","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T13:13:55","slug":"over-6k-nurses-have-left-ghana-since-august-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/01\/over-6k-nurses-have-left-ghana-since-august-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 6k nurses have left Ghana since August 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo, the President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), has disclosed that approximately 6,000 nurses have left Ghana to seek better opportunities since August 2023.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview on TV3\u2019s Hot Issues on Sunday, March 31, Mrs. Ofori-Ampofo stated, \u201cWe have been collating the numbers from August last year till date, about 6,000 nurses have left Ghana in search of greener pastures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She emphasized the necessity for improved service conditions for healthcare professionals to ensure they perform their duties as expected, regardless of their location.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Ofori-Ampofo also highlighted the need for enhancements in the health sector to curb the brain drain, stating that it requires more than just the provision of drones.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we had to send student trainees to these rural areas, you would see firsthand the trouble people have to go through just to provide service or live in such areas, and it hasn\u2019t changed over the years. It is still the same.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe health sector needs more improvement than just drones. We need to improve and ensure that the equipment we need and the medications we need are always available. The storage systems are available,\u201d she said, adding that \u201cif they were there and you had storage to ensure that you keep those medications at the right temperatures or the blood at the right [place]. 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