Health minister announces plan to allow experienced nurses, physician assistants to train as doctors

The Minister of Health, Kwaena Mintah Akandoh, has disclosed that six regions in Ghana still lack regional hospitals, a gap the government is working urgently to address.

Speaking in an interview on Rainbow Radio, monitored by GhanaWeb on Friday, July 4, 2025, the minister also revealed a major policy shift in medical education.

According to him, the government, through the Ministry of Health, is introducing a policy that will allow experienced physician assistants and nurses who have served for a number of years to pursue medical education and qualify as doctors.

"We are about to implement new policies. Previously, a trained physician assistant or nurse could never train to become a doctor. But that is going to change," he noted.

The initiative is part of a broader effort to expand healthcare access and improve medical service delivery, particularly in regions without regional hospitals.

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BREAKING: Experienced nurses and physician assistants can now train to be doctors- Health Minister pic.twitter.com/sUqmoCzlWA

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