{"id":210692,"date":"2019-12-12T14:10:04","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T19:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=210692"},"modified":"2019-12-12T14:10:04","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T19:10:04","slug":"grenada-to-hire-cuban-nurses-to-cover-lack-of-professionals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/world\/latin-america\/grenada-to-hire-cuban-nurses-to-cover-lack-of-professionals\/","title":{"rendered":"Grenada to hire Cuban nurses to cover lack of professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Grenada will hire about 40 Cuban nurses in early 2020 to cover the island\u2019s lack of professionals who emigrate en masse to developed countries, mainly to the <\/span>United Kingdom<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Grenadian Minister of Health Nikolas Steele said this Wednesday in statements to local media that the local executive is finalizing arrangements for the hiring of nurses after discussions with the authorities in Havana. Steele said it is a \u201cstop-gap measure\u201d that tries to alleviate a problem caused in recent years by the exodus of nurses with experience in the country in search of better working conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately, we are losing our nurses to first world countries,\u201d said the official, who gave no information on the number of these professionals who have left the national system in recent years.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to Cuba, Steele said the authorities in Grenada are also looking to bring nurses from countries such as Ghana and India.<\/span><\/p>\n

The final agreement with the Cuban authorities will include housing for hired nursing professionals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cuba denuncia plan millonario de EEUU para \u201csabotear\u201d su cooperaci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n