To help mitigate the consequences of Ghana’s brain drain of professional health workers, the IOM (International Organisation for Migration) is working with the Ghanaian Ministry of Health and other partners on a project called MIDA Ghana Health.

The project, which will end in mid 2007, aims to attract members of the African Diaspora in the European Union who wish to make a contribution to the improvement of the health sector in Ghana.

This is realized in two ways. On the one hand, Ghanaian and other African migrants living and working in the Netherlands and other EU countries can transfer knowledge, skills and experience through temporary assignments in Ghana.  On the other hand, health workers from Ghana have the opportunity to access specialized training at healthcare institutions in the Netherlands.

For further information:

www.iom-nederland.nl  (go to "programmes" and "migration)