The Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, has called for an urgent national discourse on the growing issue of brain drain, particularly within the healthcare sector, despite the country’s significant investment in the education and training of healthcare professionals.
Speaking at the International Day of the Midwife celebration held in Kumasi on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, under the theme “Critical in Every Crisis,” Dr. Amoakohene expressed concern over the increasing number of health professionals leaving Ghana for opportunities abroad.
Dr. Amoakohene emphasised the need for Ghana to create enabling conditions to retain skilled professionals and curb the brain drain.
“As a matter of urgency, there needs to be a national discourse on brain drain in order not to lose our highly trained and skilled professionals to other countries who contributed to the drain. We spend resources in training health professionals, and instead of us retaining them, we lose them to other countries that do not spend anything on their training.
“It’s a critical issue that we need to have a holistic discussion on as a country,” he said.
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