Minister for Health Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has stressed importance of training of Specialized Nurses which he said are in shortage in the country.
He said the decision to embark on this Specialized training was necessitated by the introduction of Mahama Care which he said required Specialized Nurses to be able to treat non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and cardiovascular diseases.
Hon. Akandoh made the statement at the matriculation of maiden Cohort of Specialized Training at Korle-Bu, in Accra on Thursday.
Minister for Health Kwabena Mintah
The Juaboso Member of Parliament revealed that Specialized care has invariably been a requirement in any MoU the Ministry signs with its partners hence the training of these Specialized Nurses.
“Our mission is to ensure that every Ghanaian regardless of he is has access to Specialized care delivery by competent health professional “, he said.
Hon Akandoh although there were naysayers who never believed in this policy initiative, he and his technical team were determined to make it happen
He said the Ministry is determined to train about one thousand (1000) Nurses every year.
“This matriculation marks an important milestone in the development of Ghana’s health care system”, the Health Minister stressed.
He emphasized that “Critical Nurses remains a priority as they are the first point of patient’s contact
Our vision is to produce additional Nursing to fill the gap and manage the migration policy of government”.
The Minister further expressed optimism that these Nurses would become the back bone for critical care in the country.
Hon. Akandoh commended management and Faculty of the institutions and urged the Matriculants to attach seriousness and perseverance to the studies.
“Remember that nursing is far more than a career. This is a calling. Every Patient you encounter will place trust in your knowledge and skills and your professionalism.
I encourage you to embrace excellence, uphold ethical standards and remain committed to professional health development”, the Health Minister advised.
Principals of School of Peri-Operative and Critical Care and Korlebu-Nursing and Midwifery Training college Faustina Essel Adepa and Jemima Fati Ackon, respectively charged the Students to take their lessons seriously in order to become change agents in quality health delivery.
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