The Ghana National Service Scheme (GNSS) has deployed a total of 2,103 qualified Nurses and Midwives to undertake their national service for the 2012-2013 service year in 166 health facilities across the country.

     The deployment, which is helping to greatly augment the availability of health personnel in rural communities, is the result of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the GNSS, the Ministry of Health and Health Regulatory Bodies on May 09, 2011.

    A statement issued in Accra on Tuesday by the Secretariat of the National Service Scheme said the Nurses and Midwives commenced their service on June 4, 2012, following the successful completion of their professional examination.

     The statement signed by the Executive Director of the GNSS, Vincent Senam Kuagbenu, asked all Nurses and Midwives to visit the GNSS website, www.nssghana.org, to access their posting letters.

     “They will then proceed to the Regional Offices of the Scheme to complete their registration and go to their various places of posting,” the statement added.

    There are 1,374 Registered General Nurses, 57 Registered Community Nurses, 433 Registered Midwives and 239 Registered Mental Health Nurses.

     Mr. Kuagbenu thanked the Ministry of Health, the Nurses and Midwives Council and the Nurses Training Colleges for the smooth implementation of the MoU, noting that the deployment was in line with Section 3 (1)(d) of the GNSS Act, Act 426 of 1980.

The following is the regional breakdown of the deployment