Don’t abandon your country for another - Health professionals told

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Yaw 2 months ago

Ghana HAS ALREADY ABANDONED ITS HEALTH SECTOR WORKERS. How many Nurses and Physician Assistants are sitting at home after completing their various courses at Colleges and Universities??? Please Doctors and Nurses, my humble a ...
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Ghana HAS ALREADY ABANDONED ITS HEALTH SECTOR WORKERS. How many Nurses and Physician Assistants are sitting at home after completing their various courses at Colleges and Universities??? Please Doctors and Nurses, my humble advice is that: GO TO ANY COUNTRY THAT IS WILLING TO HELP YOU GET YOUR DAILY BREAD. The Professor who's advising you already HAS A JOB. Don't mind her.
Akpa 2 months ago

If things were okay in Ghana who would want to leave? The country is messed up. The only ones making it are fake men of God, Politicians, Ladies with big buttocks , currupt chiefs and few lucky entrepreneurs. The rest of us a ...
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If things were okay in Ghana who would want to leave? The country is messed up. The only ones making it are fake men of God, Politicians, Ladies with big buttocks , currupt chiefs and few lucky entrepreneurs. The rest of us are just living from paycheck to paycheck. I know a medical professor who was booted out of his govt quarters a month after his retirement. He had no where to go to. Is this the Ghana you are asking us to love. A country that hates us?
k new zealand 2 months ago

you have said it all.

you have said it all.
TALK IS CHEAP. MAKE THEM WANT TO STAY 2 months ago

How do you convince somebody who left the country a few decades ago, worked extremely hard and further developed their career while living abroad.Through much discipline ,frugal living,careful planning while abroad they have ...
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How do you convince somebody who left the country a few decades ago, worked extremely hard and further developed their career while living abroad.Through much discipline ,frugal living,careful planning while abroad they have been able not only to provide for their immediate family but also support their aging parents,needy siblings and other relatives. Keep in mind that this process was not without its disadvantage,setbacks and pain.Let me explain.In the process of helping folk back home,they were taken advantage of by heartless and greedy friends and relatives back home in Ghana. Through this messy business they were still able to change many lives for the better in ways that they could never have done if they were still living in Ghana. Until fairly recently going abroad (to the West) was a very sensible option if you wanted to survive and thrive. Sadly this is no longer guaranteed especially with respect to the traditional destinations in Europe.The economies of most of these countries are in rapid decline resulting in a rise in the cost of living.The reasons are multiple- declining manufacturing capability, an aging population and more recently geopolitical tensions .
Gyatase 2 months ago

Na who causam? Check put Akufo Addo's policy of exporting nurses to the UK and the Caibbeans. Check out the number of unemployed medical officers

Na who causam? Check put Akufo Addo's policy of exporting nurses to the UK and the Caibbeans. Check out the number of unemployed medical officers
Emmanuel 2 months ago

When Ghanaian leaders have abandon it's people. No Ghanaian should think of patriotism else, you will regret. President, please tell that to your kids.

When Ghanaian leaders have abandon it's people. No Ghanaian should think of patriotism else, you will regret. President, please tell that to your kids.
Oboy 2 months ago

You should rather advice our criminal leaders who always promise to give gold when in opposition and do otherwise when in power

You should rather advice our criminal leaders who always promise to give gold when in opposition and do otherwise when in power
Nana 2 months ago

Prof, the problem with our country is the political and economic elite. They run the country like a 12th century fiefdom. All what they think is about looting and hoarding for their families- close and extended. Period. How c ...
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Prof, the problem with our country is the political and economic elite. They run the country like a 12th century fiefdom. All what they think is about looting and hoarding for their families- close and extended. Period. How can you govern like that in a 21st century neoliberal world?
Earl Jones 2 months ago

Ghana is tackling the healthcare worker exodus the wrong way. Why not levy those leaving so that their host countries can pay back the cost of training of these healthcare workers and then use the proceeds to build more capac ...
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Ghana is tackling the healthcare worker exodus the wrong way. Why not levy those leaving so that their host countries can pay back the cost of training of these healthcare workers and then use the proceeds to build more capacity in terms of training places and improvement in in facilities, services, and skills?
We know nearly half of healthcare workers leave. If you are currently pending 100 places for example, use the levy to double that number. You can make revenue for the talent you are creating rate than complaining about the exodus. The highest bidder slays wins. Have register for them so they can continue to contribute from abroad. Doctors practicing else complain that they are blocked from contributing to their communities. Every year, Ghanaian doctors embark on outreach programs to give back to Ghana but most of them are usual frustrated by bureaucratic systems intended to exclude them.
False Democrat 2 months ago

You the deceptive elite leaders have sent your children abroad for better education, advance technology, career development and stable standards of living. Why should the rest of us stay here, if we can also find jobs abroad ...
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You the deceptive elite leaders have sent your children abroad for better education, advance technology, career development and stable standards of living. Why should the rest of us stay here, if we can also find jobs abroad that enables us to provide the same overseas eduction for our children. Appeal to patriotism will fall always on deaf ears because we all have access to the same travel opportunities and information.
Kwame 2 months ago

Yet some foreign train doctors have been home for years now .... government or not even a leader thinking about how to train them and make food use of them to solve ...
All what the leaders think about is pay exams fee then ...
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Yet some foreign train doctors have been home for years now .... government or not even a leader thinking about how to train them and make food use of them to solve ...
All what the leaders think about is pay exams fee then fail most of them at the end ......a small country like Ghana repelling its intellects ...
OGBAMI 2 months ago

PAY them according to the rise in cost of living they will stay put. How do you pay a nurse 3000 ghc with all these high cost of rent and all that you expect them to stay put..together.....

PAY them according to the rise in cost of living they will stay put. How do you pay a nurse 3000 ghc with all these high cost of rent and all that you expect them to stay put..together.....
Jango 2 months ago

Have you find out how much they are earning for their endless hard working ? You will cry if they ever told you. Don't blame the men who will like to live for a better salary to be able to secure the living standard of their ...
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Have you find out how much they are earning for their endless hard working ? You will cry if they ever told you. Don't blame the men who will like to live for a better salary to be able to secure the living standard of their family.
JOE BRIGHT Ghana adios 2 months ago

The last person to leave Ghana should not forget to turn off the lights.
OUR POLITICIANS, BOTH NDC & NPP HAVE DESTROYED THE COUNTRY WITH THEIR CORRUPTION. GOD WILL PUNISH ALL THE EVIL MINDED GREEDY BASTARDS.

The last person to leave Ghana should not forget to turn off the lights.
OUR POLITICIANS, BOTH NDC & NPP HAVE DESTROYED THE COUNTRY WITH THEIR CORRUPTION. GOD WILL PUNISH ALL THE EVIL MINDED GREEDY BASTARDS.
Mineladder 2 months ago

You vote for a stupid idiot to be president now you,re running away from country.....you knew the man akuffo addo has no brain to manage a country but you voted for him .....

You vote for a stupid idiot to be president now you,re running away from country.....you knew the man akuffo addo has no brain to manage a country but you voted for him .....
Xyz 2 months ago

When you can not pay salaries and provide housing. Who should stay here and when on pension, you will look as a puppet. Sorry to use this word.

When you can not pay salaries and provide housing. Who should stay here and when on pension, you will look as a puppet. Sorry to use this word.
Tygar 2 months ago

Where are the Hospitals to work in ?????

Where are the Hospitals to work in ?????
Josh 2 months ago

When some low key officials see TV cameras they tend to say things that sound quotable in the press. Whether that makes sense or not.
Is the speaker not aware that there are 1000's of trained medical personnel without work b ...
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When some low key officials see TV cameras they tend to say things that sound quotable in the press. Whether that makes sense or not.
Is the speaker not aware that there are 1000's of trained medical personnel without work because no clearance has been received from MOF?
Frank Agyena-Karikari 2 months ago

Yaw, I totally agree with you. If people of the medical profession are treated handsomely like our MPs some of who have just basic education but are there because of tribalism, many Health and other professionals will remain ...
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Yaw, I totally agree with you. If people of the medical profession are treated handsomely like our MPs some of who have just basic education but are there because of tribalism, many Health and other professionals will remain in Ghana to work. I am a Teacher by profession and have taught at schools and colleges in Ghana before. Teachers are poorly paid and treated miserably in Ghana. When l had the opportunity to travel to a place where I can have Greener Pastures, did you expect me to stay back in Ghana and be always broke? Imagine how every Politician drives around or is driven around while many university Professors are like KAK DEE, walking to everywhere they want to go or go with dilapidated passenger vehicles.
Guys just vamoose when you get the opportunity to take care of your future and that of your family. Ghana will take care of herself. Make hay while the sun shines. Don’t suffer and struggle for Ghana.
Kwaku Yeboah 2 months ago

What will do when your leaders are armed robbers who are looting the state and do not have your welfare at heart?

What will do when your leaders are armed robbers who are looting the state and do not have your welfare at heart?
Kramanba 2 months ago

What kind of advice is this? On one hand, the government is not employing them. On the other hand, they should sit home, stay unemployed and forget about their acquired knowledge and skills. If they gain employment in other ...
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What kind of advice is this? On one hand, the government is not employing them. On the other hand, they should sit home, stay unemployed and forget about their acquired knowledge and skills. If they gain employment in other countries, WHY NOT? How can they survive? If you can't take care of them, someone else will. PERIOD. SUCH IS LIFE.
Stanley W. A 2 months ago

If you have the opportunity of a better life abroad, Ghana is not an option. Patriotism doesn't mean killing yourself for your country but doing your best for your country.
But if the state doesn't appreciate your best effo ...
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If you have the opportunity of a better life abroad, Ghana is not an option. Patriotism doesn't mean killing yourself for your country but doing your best for your country.
But if the state doesn't appreciate your best efforts, you better leave this country before you become poor.
This country is full of tribal bigots who don't know why they vote. They support politicians to perpetrate fraud on Ghanaians. Currently,the crooked NPP government is leveraging on their ignorant supporters to defraud Ghanaians.
Until we change our reasoning for voting, things will get worse and the youth will have to look for greener pasture.
Dr Prince 2 months ago

She should go to the medical and dental council and see how they are treating foreign trained medical doctors, they collect 886USD from foreign trained doctors who wants to come home and help in the name of an exam, which the ...
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She should go to the medical and dental council and see how they are treating foreign trained medical doctors, they collect 886USD from foreign trained doctors who wants to come home and help in the name of an exam, which they are going to fail 95%. No tutorials, no guidance on the exam nothing, yours is to go prepare and come and let them fail you. Prof the system don't want us there, so if you have any advice, please tell those employing.

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