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Albania is facing a shortage of healthcare staff. According to a recent WHO report, on "Challenges in Developing Countries for the Health Workforce," the emigration of doctors is becoming the main threat to this vital sector.
World health experts have estimated that there are currently around 6,900 licensed doctors in our country, of which 80% work in the public sector.
The number of doctors is around 220 per 100,000 inhabitants, remaining below the average for countries in Southeast Europe and the European region.
The report estimates that an average of 150 doctors plan to leave Albania each year, thus deepening the shortages.
According to the WHO, the stock of doctors trained in Albania working in 38 foreign countries reached 1,060 in 2020, while Germany alone counted 988 Albanian doctors in 2021, up from 149 in 2013, an increase of over sixfold.
It is also noted that the number of Professional Well-Being Certificates, the necessary document for working abroad that is issued by doctor's order in Albania, has increased continuously from 2013 to 2023.
Internal migration to Tirana deepens the shortage of staff in peripheral hospitals and health centers in remote rural areas, making service delivery difficult.
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