The nature of the pay that health workers in Ghana get, according to the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), is another factor contributing to their emigration.

Nurses don't make enough money, says association president Perpetual Ofori Ampofo, which is a sad reality.

With over 4,000 nurses leaving the country between January and July for Europe, she claimed that the exodus has grown alarming.

She quickly clarified, though, that other nations have the same problems as Ghana.

The reality is that nurses and midwives in Ghana do not receive the highest pay. I am aware that it is not limited to Ghana, though. The problem exists both inside the subregion and throughout all of Africa.

Therefore, the issue of nurses leaving Ghana is not limited to that country; it also affects Nigeria, the Ivory Coast, and other nations. Because of the poor pay and terrible working circumstances, she was quoted by citinewsroom.com as saying, "They are leaving.