Ghana deploys 61 health workers to Grenada under labour export programme
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Ghana has deployed 61 health workers to Grenada as part of a labour export programme aimed at addressing staffing shortages in the Caribbean. Government officials emphasized the importance of professionalism and character for the workers representing the nation.
Why it matters
This initiative highlights the growing trend of international labour migration for healthcare professionals and the diplomatic importance of such agreements.
Ghana's Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa and Mr. Joseph Andall, the Foreign Affairs Ministers of Ghana and Grenada Ghana has deployed 61 health workers to Grenada under its Labour Export Programme, as the government expands overseas employment opportunities for healthcare professionals while helping address staffing shortages in the Caribbean nation. Advertisement Ghana has deployed 61 health workers to Grenada under its Labour Export Programme.
Government officials urged the workers to uphold professionalism and represent Ghana positively.
The deployment follows the departure of 43 Ghanaian nurses to Jamaica, with about 400 expected under the agreement.
The workers are expected to serve in various medical facilities under renewable two-year contracts, providing services to support Grenada’s healthcare delivery.
Before their departure, Chief of Staff Dr Julius Debrah urged the health professionals to demonstrate integrity, discipline and professionalism, warning that their behaviour could influence perceptions of Ghanaian workers abroad.
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