Akufo-Addo recruits 375 Ghanaian nurses in Barbados

General News of Saturday, June 15, 2019

Source: starrfm.com.gh

2019-06-15

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has accepted the request of the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley, to send some 375 Ghanaian nurses to Barbados to work in several medical institutions in their government.

This became clear when President Akufo-Addo and Prime Minister Mottley held bilateral talks on Friday, June 14, 2019 in Bridgetown, Barbados, after the Ghanaian leader paid a working visit to the country.

Addressing a press conference at the end of bilateral talks and in front of Barbados facing a serious shortage of nurses, the Barbadian prime minister said: "We indicated that we were looking for a little less than 400 nurses, so it's not a small number and we really believe it's a great opportunity for cooperation between our two countries. "

In addition, she noted that the initial promise to secure nurses and set up joint training programs in the future was also being considered, all with the goal of securing the health sector in Barbados.

For his part, President Akufo-Addo said: "We have a surplus of nurses in Ghana and putting them all in our public health system is one of my headaches. There have been many (nurses) produced, with which, for several years, we have not been able to do anything.

He continued, "So, I'm going back. I will be back in Accra on Monday, and the next week the Prime Minister will hear about me about the nurses. "

With President Akufo-Addo being the first Ghanaian leader to visit Barbados, the two leaders agreed to reactivate a cultural, technical and scientific agreement signed in 2005 between the two countries, an agreement that has been dormant for 14 years.

Discussions also focused on tourism and transport, with Ghana and Barbados agreeing to work on an air services agreement, which will establish direct air links between the two countries, to stimulate trade and contacts between the two countries. peoples.

On renewable energies, President Akufo-Addo expressed the wish of Ghana to work with Barbados, a giant country in this field, and reiterated Ghana's commitment to increase the renewable energy component of its biodiversity package. energy production.

As evidence of the close ties between Ghana and Barbados, the President expressed his commitment to the establishment of an Honorary Consulate in Barbados, Barbados having to establish a High Commission in Accra from here to the end. of 2019.