The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons (GCPS) and the C.K.
Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences (CKT-UTAS) to promote professional development and improve healthcare delivery in the country.The agreement establishes a structured pathway for clinical professionals within the GHS to assume academic roles, such as clinical lecturers and professors, while continuing to serve within the health system.The initiative aims to bridge the gap between academia and frontline healthcare delivery, ensuring that expertise is shared without losing skilled professionals to full-time teaching roles.At a brief ceremony to sign the MoU in Accra yesterday, Director-General of the GHS, Professor Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, described the partnership as a transformative step towards strengthening health systems in Ghana.He called for a shift from rhetoric to action, urging stakeholders to take deliberate steps to build a robust healthcare and training system that met the needs of the population."Our healthcare development must be intentional.
Every Ghanaian is a potential patient, so strengthening the health sector is a collective responsibility," Prof.
Akoriyea said.He noted that under the traditional structure, medical doctors within the GHS rise through the ranks to become specialists and eventually consultants.However, unlike their counterparts in academia who can attain the ranks of associate or full professors, many service professionals lack similar opportunities for career advancement in academic roles."This collaboration provides the space for recognition, motivation, and improved service delivery," he said."It's not always about money.
