Kwabena Frimpong, Deputy Protocol Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has called on President John Dramani Mahama to honour his campaign pledge of ensuring the immediate posting of trained health professionals across the country.
Delivering a keynote address at the 2025 FG-MELSA Handover Retreat at the Ministry of Health Conference Room in Kumasi, Frimpong described the fulfilment of that promise as a “moral and national imperative.”
“This commitment is not merely a political obligation but a necessary step toward restoring trust, hope, and opportunity within the health sector,” he said.
The event, themed “Transitioning with Purpose: Building on Success, Empowering New Leadership for Excellence & Ensuring Continuity & Progress,” brought together outgoing and incoming executives of FG-MELSA (Federation of Ghana Medical Laboratory Students’ Associations), aimed at preparing young student health professionals for effective leadership.
Frimpong, himself a former student leader, used the platform to encourage a new generation of healthcare professionals to embody leadership defined by service, vision, empathy, and resilience.
But his most pressing message was directed at President Mahama, urging him to act swiftly on his promise to ensure automatic postings for nurses, midwives, and allied health professionals, many of whom remain unemployed despite completing training.
“We must not continue to have trained and qualified professionals sitting at home while our health facilities remain understaffed,” Frimpong lamented.
He contrasted the current situation with what he described as the effective clearance and posting of health professionals under former President Akufo-Addo, particularly those left unemployed between 2012 and 2016, a period during Mahama’s previous administration.
“By prioritising the posting of these skilled graduates, the President will not only reduce the growing rate of unemployment but also unlock the vast potential of professionals eager to contribute meaningfully to national development,” Frimpong added.
The retreat concluded with renewed calls from student leaders and young health professionals for bold action on employment and better integration of graduates into the national healthcare delivery system.
