ArticleJournal of nursing management2025
Beyond Brain Drain: Smart Strategies for Government-Led Nurse Exportation in Ghana.
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Abstract
The export of nurses or the migration of nurses has predominantly been framed within the discourse of "brain drain," often overshadowing its potential benefits for nurses, their families and the sending countries. While existing literature highlights the economic and professional gains of nurse migration, few studies explore how structured government-led export strategies could optimise these benefits. This study examines nurses' perspectives on institutionalising nurse exportation through policy frameworks, bilateral agreements, rotational systems, as well as family inclusion. Using a mixed-methods approach, data were collected from 483 nurses in Ghana, revealing strong support (89.4%) for a regulatory framework to govern nurse export. Additionally, 85.7% advocated for bilateral agreements with destination countries, while 82.8% endorsed rotational exportation to mitigate brain drain. A significant majority (83.9%) also supported family inclusion in migration programs. Explaining some issues in the quantitative data, the qualitative data revelled that even though the government could go ahead with the export of nurses guided by a formalised policy, the export of nurses comes with some financial burden as well. The findings further suggest that formalising nurse exports through structured policies could transform migration from an ad-hoc phenomenon into a strategic economic and developmental tool. This study contributes to the discourse on ethical and sustainable nurse exportation, proposing a model that balances global demand with domestic healthcare needs while maximising remittances and skills transfer.
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