The Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced the commencement of a recruitment exercise for specialised nurses seeking international placement opportunities in Grenada.
The Ministry described the initiative as both challenging and deeply rewarding, offering nurses the chance to expand their professional experience beyond Ghana’s borders, and thus to Grenada.
According to a statement issued by the MoH, the recruitment is open to critical care, accident and emergency, public health, and general nurses who wish to advance their careers through international service.
Applicants must satisfy the regulatory standards set by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana and possess a minimum of five years of professional experience in their respective specialities.
The application window will be open from Friday, October 24, to Tuesday, October 28, 2025. Interested candidates are to submit their applications via the Ministry’s official recruitment portal — https://hr.moh.gov.gh — or by email at mohhrhd@moh.gov.gh.
Shortlisted applicants will be required to present certified copies of their academic and professional credentials during interviews.
The Ministry also cautioned that unsuitable applications will not be acknowledged.
Earlier, Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh cautioned that Ghana could face an unemployment crisis in the health sector, with as many as 180,000 trained professionals (nurses and midwives) remaining jobless by the end of 2028, if urgent measures are not implemented to address the growing backlog.
He disclosed that the country currently has about 74,000 unemployed health workers, a figure that continues to rise as new graduates enter the system each year.
“By the end of 2026, we will have an additional 23,000. By the end of 2027, we will have an additional 35,000. By the end of 2028, we will have about 47,000. So by the end of 2028, if we don’t employ anybody, this 74,000 is still outstanding — we will have not less than 180,000 trained and they will be at home,” he explained.
Akandoh said the government is developing a gradual recruitment plan alongside international partnerships to manage the increasing number of trained but jobless health professionals particularly nurses.
