The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has announced that the government has secured scholarships for more than 30 health tutors to pursue PhD programmes as part of efforts to strengthen specialist nursing education in Ghana.
The Minister made the disclosure at a joint matriculation ceremony for specialised nursing students on Thursday, June 25.
According to him, the initiative is aimed at building the capacity of tutors to train more specialist nurses needed to address critical manpower gaps in the health sector.
“Our vision is to produce additional nurse specialists to fill the critical gaps within our healthcare system locally and also support the government’s managed migration policy,” he said.
Mr. Akandoh emphasised that the evolving healthcare landscape, driven by advances in medicine, technology and changing disease patterns, requires highly skilled professionals.
He noted that the scholarships form part of broader reforms in nursing education, including the shift to a competency-based curriculum.
“With the introduction of the competency-based curriculum for nursing education, we have secured over 30 scholarships for health tutors to pursue PhD programmes,” he added.
The initiative is expected to significantly improve the quality of health training and ultimately enhance healthcare delivery across the country.
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