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Over one hundred nurses arrived in Antigua and Barbuda on Monday, 26 January from Ghana.

27 January 2026
This content originally appeared on Antigua News Room.

The nurses are expected to provide services at the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre, community clinics across the island, and within the mental health sector over the next three years.

They arrived at the V. C. Bird International Airport and were greeted by Minister of Health, Sir Molwyn Joseph, Minister of State Michael Joseph, Permanent Secretary Stacey Gregg-Paige, Medical Director of the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre Dr. Shivon Belle-Jarvis, and Nursing Director Jacqueline Jno Baptiste, along with other nurses and staff of the Ministry of Health.

Also in attendance were members of the Ghanaian delegation, including Samuel Appiahkubi, Technical Director in the Ministry of Special Initiatives; Nelson Ndebugre, Presidential Staffer in the Office of the President; and Gilbert Attipoe, Presidential Aide in the Office of the President of Ghana

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