Many specialist nurses have left the West African country for better paid jobs overseas. In 2022 more than 1,200 Ghanaian nurses joined the UK's nursing register. This comes as the National Health Service (NHS) increasingly relies on staff from non-EU countries to fill vacancies.

The recruitment of nurses by high-income countries is "out of control", a nursing body says.

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The International Council of Nurses (ICN) said six or seven high-income countries are driving 'intense recruitment' from places that 'can ill-afford to lose their nurses'.

Evidence gathered by the BBC reveals the detrimental impact of Ghana's struggling health system due to the ongoing 'brain drain' of its specialist nurses. The West African country has witnessed a significant exodus of highly skilled nurses who seek better remuneration abroad.