Chief Executive Officer, International Council of Nurses (ICN), Howard Catton, says high-income countries recruiting African nurses must compensate their countries of origin.

He said the recruitment of nurses by high-income countries from Africa had harmful effects on the provision of healthcare delivery on those countries.

The CEO said this at the fifth Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwifery Association's(GRNMA) Awards and Dinner Night in Accra.

The event attended by nurses across the country, witnessed the recognition of deserving hard-working nurses and midwives across the country. "There is a surge in international recruitment, which you know only too well.