The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has backed the government’s decision to send 375 qualified nurses to the Caribbean nation of Barbados to work in their country’s government medical facilities.
President of the GRNMA, Dr Kwaku Asante-Krobea said the move will ease pressure on the government as far as medical care in the country is concerned.
He said the government’s motive will also give Ghanaian nurses the opportunity to secure healthcare in Barbados.
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“We are pleased with government’s decision to send nurses outside to help them as far as medical care is concerned. We welcome the decision and are ready to send our nurses to Barbados,” he said on Accra based Neat FM, monitored by Adomonline.com.
The arrangement was reached after a request was made to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo by the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Motley during bilateral discussions between the pair on Friday in Barnadian capital of Bridgetown.
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President Akufo-Addo was in that country on a day’s working visit as part of a five- Carribean nation tour aimed at promoting the ‘Year of Return’ 2019, a major landmark event to be used as a bridge to build stronger ties between Ghana, those on the Continent, and the African Diaspora.
The working State visits of the five Caribbean nations have already taken the President to Guyana, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, as well as Trinidad and Tobago. He will also visit Jamaica.
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Addressing a joint news conference after bilateral talks, the Barbadian Prime Minister stated that her country was searching for 400 nurses, “so it is not a small number, and we really do believe that this is a wonderful opportunity of co-operation between our two countries.”
Dr Asante-Krobea believes the doctor/population and nurse/population ratios have shown significant improvement and therefore it was time to explore other countries.
Source: Adomonline.com | Dorcas Abedu-Kennedy