Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has called on the government consider an increment in remuneration to deal with the mass exodus of nurses and other health experts.

He made this recommendation while debating the Health Ministry’s 2024 budget last week.

“Mr. Speaker, I think that we should look at the remuneration [of nurses]. If we look at the compensation, it was over and above what was allocated and if people have left, the compensation should then climb up. We should do a proper audit of the nurses who have left to know the deficit and should be able to employ to replace those who have exited.”

He made the call after the Ghana Health Service (GHS) revealed that a total of 3,688 health personnel have left the country to seek greener pastures within the last three years.

The Ghana Health Service says the figure comprises professional and critical caregivers.

Some health professionals leaving the country have cited poor working conditions in Ghana as the reason for vacating their positions to seek greener pastures abroad.