Antigua and Barbuda has requested Ghana to deploy additional nurses to the Caribbean nation following what it says has been the successful contribution of the first batch of 120 Ghanaian health workers.
Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa disclosed this in a Facebook post on Thursday after meeting his Antiguan counterpart, Everly Paul Chet Greene, on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua and Barbuda.
Ablakwa said the Caribbean country was impressed with the performance of the earlier Ghanaian nurses and had formally expressed interest in receiving more health professionals.
“My bilateral meeting with host Foreign Minister His Excellency Everly Paul Chet Greene of Antigua and Barbuda confirmed that the first group of 120 nurses from Ghana are making impressive impact. Antigua has therefore requested more health workers,” he said.
The Minister said Ghana’s new visa waiver agreement with Antigua and Barbuda for all categories of passport holders is expected to bring the two countries closer to deepen trade, tourism and people to people relations.
The request signals growing interest in Ghanaian health professionals in the Caribbean, where the government has been pursuing bilateral arrangements to create employment opportunities for skilled workers while supporting healthcare delivery in partner countries.
Ghana deployed the initial group of 120 nurses to Antigua in January 2026 under three-year contracts to support the country’s healthcare system.
The deployment forms part of the government’s broader effort to address unemployment among health professionals and expand opportunities for Ghanaian workers in the international labour market.
