In a big growth for the healthcare system of the Bahamas, eighteen specialised nurses from Ghana are set to make their approach to the Caribbean nation by the tip of October.
The arrival of those expert healthcare professionals is anticipated to supply much-needed help in addressing the continuing scarcity of nurses, a priority that has positioned a substantial burden on the healthcare infrastructure.
Optimistic outlook
Bahamas’ Well being and Wellness Minister Dr. Michael Darville expressed his optimism in regards to the well timed arrival of the Ghanaian nurses.
Talking through the Ministry of Well being’s Management Discussion board opening ceremony, Darville stated that he wish to see them within the nation earlier than the tip of the month.
He added, “I consider we can accomplish that in order that we will fill quite a lot of gaps of specialty nurses that exist on the Princess Margaret Hospital and a few on the Rand Memorial Hospital”.
Assuaging the pressure
The scarcity of healthcare professionals, notably nurses, has taken a toll on the Bahamian healthcare workforce, resulting in bodily and psychological exhaustion amongst frontline staff.
Darville acknowledged this problem, stating that they stay up for the nurses to come back to the nation and to have the ability to enhance the supply of high quality providers at their hospitals. He added that the nurses may also assist to take quite a lot of burdens from quite a lot of their specialty nurses who’re working quite a lot of time beyond regulation.
The worldwide recruitment problem
Darville additionally highlighted the broader difficulty of worldwide recruitment confronted by nations within the Caribbean area, together with the Bahamas.
“I need the Bahamian individuals to know that whereas we’re recruiting, developed nations are recruiting in our nation and it’s a burden that we presently face each day,” he stated.
The Minister of Well being and Wellness emphasised that regardless of these challenges, it’s the ministry’s duty to make sure high quality healthcare providers are supplied to the nation.
Complete efforts
This initiative to handle the nursing scarcity is a part of a broader effort by the Bahamian authorities.
Aubynette Rolle, Managing Director of the Public Hospital Authority, disclosed that along with Ghana, nurses from the Philippines and presumably India are additionally anticipated to hitch the Bahamian healthcare workforce.
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