“For the purpose of this code of practice, a ‘direct application’ is when an individual makes an application directly and on their own behalf to an employing organisation,” a clarification posted on the government website read.the health workforce support and safeguards list in March, called on countries to respect the list.
This dream, she said, was fuelled by the poor welfare condition of health workers in the country and deficit of advanced medical equipment. Setfree Mafukdize, another Zimbabwean nurse working in the United Kingdom, said he was also aware of many nurses forgoing their degrees to settle for “lesser” jobs.
“They are taking other routes because remember UK is not only recruiting nurses it’s also recruiting care workers who do not need to have any form of registrations to work in the UK.” “So that alone prompted a number of people, not only myself, to start thinking and making moves of leaving our country.”
The directive, announced by Ghanaian minister of finance Ken Ofori-Atta in 2022 as part of the 2023 budget, aimed to help the government navigate its fiscal crisis and took effect from January this year. Although she had only worked as a nurse for two years, Daniela said she did not see herself leaving Ghana anytime soon, noting that she is content with her monthly salary of about 2,500 Cedis .
The bill, which is yet to be passed by the senate – the upper chamber – seeks to make it compulsory for graduates in medical and dental fields to render services within Nigeria for five years before being granted full licence.