Kenyan Ambassador Visits Minneapolis to Explore Nurse and Caregiver Recruitment for Minnesota
Kenya's Ambassador to the United States, David Kerich, held discussions in Minneapolis with Minnesota healthcare representatives on recruiting Kenyan nurses and caregivers for the state's hospitals and elder-care facilities. The Kenyan Embassy in Washington, D.C., published a statement on the talks on X on Sunday, October 11.
Participants included LeadingAge Minnesota, Global Care Recruiters and Kenyan diaspora healthcare professionals working in the state. The engagement was part of the embassy's ongoing mobile consular services outreach.
According to the embassy, the discussions focused on leveraging Kenya's highly trained nursing and caregiving workforce to address Minnesota's growing demand for healthcare professionals, while expanding opportunities for decent employment, skills development and professional advancement for Kenyans. Areas of cooperation include ethical recruitment of nurses and caregivers, professional licensing, specialized training in elderly care and partnerships between healthcare providers in the two countries.
The embassy also highlighted plans to expand access to the U.S. professional licensing examination through the NCLEX examination center in Nairobi, supporting Kenyan nurses seeking to work in the American healthcare sector. Minnesota has long faced healthcare staffing shortages, especially in elder care, while Kenya produces large numbers of English-trained nursing graduates — a pairing both sides have been exploring for some time.
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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