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The Acting Registrar of the Allied Health Professionals Council, Dr. Shirazu Issahaku, has revealed that over thirty thousand graduates of allied health professions remain unemployed across the country — a situation he warns could pose a serious security threat if not addressed urgently.
Allied health professionals play a vital role in Ghana’s healthcare delivery system. However, many public health facilities continue to face manpower deficits due to the government’s inability to recruit trained professionals.
Speaking at the Induction and Oath Swearing Ceremony for ten thousand newly qualified allied health graduates at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr. Shirazu Issahaku expressed grave concern over the growing backlog of unemployed health workers.
He called on the Ministry of Health and other relevant agencies to take immediate action to engage the graduates, stressing that their prolonged unemployment undermines the nation’s healthcare system and social stability.
“Thirty thousand allied health graduates are still at home without employment, and this situation poses a serious security threat to the country.”
Meanwhile, the Technical Coordinating Director at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Hafiz Adams, who represented the Minister of Health at the event, assured the inductees that the government is taking steps to address the situation.
He noted that the Ministry has begun enrolling health workers who were previously employed without financial clearance into the mainstream system, including allied health professionals.
Dr. Adams further revealed that government is exploring international employment partnerships, as several countries have expressed interest in recruiting Ghanaian health professionals.
“We are working beyond domestic recruitment. Once the Memorandum of Understanding is signed, many allied health graduates will have opportunities to work in countries that require their services.”
The Ministry of Health has assured that by the middle of next year, the backlog of unemployed allied health graduates will be absorbed into the health sector to enhance service delivery across the country.
By Enock Baffoe/uniquenewsgh.com
