The Deputy Minister-designate of Health, Kingsley Aboagye-Gyedu, has given the assurance that the ministry intends to clear the backlog of nurses by employing them to improve health delivery in the country.

Mr. Aboagye-Gyedu gave the assurance when he appeared before the Appointment Committee of Parliament in Accra.

The nominee, who is an Accountant, is among the last batch of four ministers of state and 50 deputy ministers to be vetted by the Appointment Committee.

Mr. Aboagye-Gyedu also assured the Appointments Committee of the ministry’s commitment to improve its Human Resource Department to streamline the recruitment of new health workers.

He said nursing students who found themselves in unaccredited institutions and, as a result, could not be accepted would have to be helped by the ministry to improve on their skills to become employable.

SOURCE: GNA