Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, the Minister of Health, has revealed that there are in excess of 70,000 qualified health professionals looking for work in various health sectors, significantly above the 30,000 previously stated.
In his speech to Parliament, Mr Akandoh gave a thorough analysis of the data, emphasizing the extent of unemployment among physicians, nurses, allied health workers, and pharmacists.
According to him, there are 48,878 unemployed nurses.
From the 2021 batch, 15,947; from the 2022 batch, 17,176; and from the 2023 batch, 15,755.
