09/03/2025
๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐% ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐๐ซ๐ฌ
The Minister of Health, Mr. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has announced the governmentโs commitment to introducing a 20% allowance for health workers who accept postings to rural areas. The initiative aims to incentivize healthcare professionals to serve in underserved communities, addressing the critical shortage of medical personnel in rural Ghana.
Speaking at the inauguration of the 3rd Rector of the Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives (GCNM) and the induction ceremony for new members at the University of Ghana Business School, Legon, the Health Minister emphasized the urgent need to bridge the disparity in healthcare services between urban and rural areas.
โ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ. ๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐๐% ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ,โ Mr. Akandoh stated.
He further noted that this initiative is part of a broader strategy to improve healthcare delivery across the country, ensuring that every Ghanaian, regardless of their location, has access to quality medical services. The Minister assured us that the government is working on a comprehensive mapping of designated rural areas where the incentive package would be applied.
โ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐% ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐๐. ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ,โ he added.
The Minister reaffirmed the governmentโs commitment to strengthening healthcare infrastructure, enhancing training opportunities for nurses and midwives, and fostering policies that support the well-being of health professionals. He commended the Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives for its instrumental role in training specialist nurses and midwives and assured continued collaboration to elevate healthcare education and practice in Ghana.
The announcement was met with positive reactions from various stakeholders, who expressed optimism that the incentive would help address staffing challenges in rural healthcare facilities. Many believe that this move, coupled with improvements in infrastructure and working conditions, will significantly enhance healthcare access in remote parts of the country.
As the policy is finalized, the government is expected to engage with relevant stakeholders, including the Ghana Health Service and professional nursing and midwifery associations, to ensure its smooth implementation and sustainability.
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