Health Minister-designate Dr. Bernard Okoye-Boi has said he will work with health workers to find ways to reduce the number of health professionals traveling abroad in search of greener pastures.
In his first interview after assuming office on February 14, Dr. Okoye-Boi emphasized that sometimes it is not the programs implemented by governments or leaders that are important, but the initiatives and cooperation that have a significant impact on the sentiments of social groups. .
He told Bernard Avre: City Breakfast Show upon City FM “Sometimes it’s not the program you introduce, it’s the relationships you build and maintain, and the right ones in place that are important. When you tell people, they’re willing to listen to what you have to say. If you can satisfy your stakeholders and understand what you’re trying to do, you’ll be well on your way to success. Masu.”
He also mentioned two major policies that President John Agyokum Kufuor implemented between 2001 and 2009 to slow the exodus of health workers.
βWhen Mr. Kufuor came, there were two major interventions that he introduced that suddenly slowed down the immigration of doctors. He established the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons, but before he came, Doctors had to go to Sierra Leone or Gambia to become specialists, others had to go to England to become specialists. They had no choice but to retire because they did not look like they should. However, once the university was established, the influx of immigrants slowed down significantly. The second was the exemption from importing automobiles. Most The doctor said he was having a very hard time owning a car, so he was granted a waiver and his entry was delayed.
βSo, I meet them. If you meet the people on the ground, they will tell you a couple things that if you take the appropriate steps, their mental state and pressure will calm down. I believes it is possible.β
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