Omanghana
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has successfully recruited 6,245 nurses and midwives out of 6,500 available positions in what officials describe as one of Ghana’s largest and most competitive nationwide health sector employment exercises in recent years.
The announcement was made by ministry officials on May 18, 2026, following the completion of a recruitment process backed by financial clearance from the Ministry of Finance to employ nearly 8,000 health professionals under the government’s free primary healthcare expansion initiative.
According to the MoH Director of Human Resources, Frederick Mensah-Acheampong, the recruitment covered several categories of healthcare personnel across the country.
A total of 6,245 nurses and midwives were employed out of 6,500 allocated slots, while 771 allied health professionals secured positions from 900 available vacancies. The ministry also recruited 235 pharmacists and pharmacy technicians out of 250 available openings.
In the physician assistant category, all 300 advertised vacancies were fully occupied, reflecting strong demand for healthcare employment opportunities nationwide.
The recruitment portal reportedly experienced intense traffic immediately after applications opened, with the highest volume of submissions coming from the Greater Accra and Eastern regions.
Despite the heavy competition from urban areas, the West Mamprusi District in the Northern Region recorded the highest number of successful individual placements during the exercise.
The ministry disclosed that 87 specialized vacancies remain unfilled, particularly for certain nursing and anaesthetist positions in northern districts. Officials indicated that the remaining slots would be reassigned to other health professional categories while maintaining a deployment focus on underserved northern communities.
According to the ministry, the recruitment campaign forms part of a broader strategy to strengthen healthcare delivery in rural and underserved areas across the country.
However, officials acknowledged that the process remains extremely competitive due to a long-standing employment backlog involving an estimated 105,000 qualified but unemployed health workers nationwide.
Source: Omanghana
