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Gabriela Galvin

Europe’s reliance on foreign health workers is growing, WHO report finds. This is why it matters

Europe’s reliance on foreign doctors and nurses is growing and could create challenges for health systems in the coming years, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned in a new report.

The WHO’s European region, which covers 53 countries in Europe and Central Asia, is projected to face a shortfall of 950,000 health workers by 2030 – and has been turning to immigration to bridge that gap.

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