The Ministry of Health has expressed serious concerns over the increasing backlog of unemployed health workers in Ghana, linking the issue partly to the unchecked growth of private health training institutions.
This statement comes amid calls from the Parliamentary Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources for the Ministry of Finance to release funds to facilitate the posting of over 2,000 Environmental Health Officer graduates who have remained unposted since 2021.
These officers are seen as critical to addressing the country's worsening sanitation challenges.
On the Citi Breakfast Show on Thursday, May 29, 2025, Ministry spokesperson Tony Goodman explained that while the Ministry trains health professionals based on specific regional and national staffing needs, many private institutions continue to admit large numbers of students without aligning their training with actual demand.
