The exodus of Lebanon’s nurses | News , Lebanon News | THE DAILY STAR
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There are currently about 6,000 nurses in Lebanon, according to the Order of Nurses, for a population of more than 4 million, which is further stretched by the arrival of around a million Syrians fleeing the conflict next door.
A fifth plan to leave to work abroad, and two thirds plan to quit their job here in the next three years.
The exodus poses a health care crisis and worsens a major shortage in the country’s most vulnerable areas, according to the findings of a new study.
Many of the best-qualified nurses are migrating to the Gulf, North America and Europe to escape poor salaries, difficult working hours, workplace violence and low social prestige, in addition to limited prospects for career advancement – a “brain drain” of nurses.