The World Health Organisation, WHO has disclosed that Ghana is part of the 55 countries in the world losing its health workers due to international migration.
The WHO health workforce support and safeguards list 2023 also identified 36 African countries including Nigeria as vulnerable to the availability of health workers required to achieve the UN Sustainable Goal target for Universal health coverage by 2030.
The Director responsible for the health worker policy for WHO, Jim Campbell said the health worker shortages threaten the chances of achieving universal health care by 2030.
The report, however, suggested that the government to a government agreement related to health worker mobility should be informed by a health labour market analysis and the adoption of provisions to ensure adequate domestic supply in countries, explicitly engage health sector stakeholders, including ministries of health, in the dialogue and negotiation of relevant agreements.
