The country is experiencing a shortage of medical workers

According to the Ministry of Health of Tajikistan, the country lacks 4,300 doctors and medical workers, but this problem will be resolved.

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Today, on July 27, at a press conference, the Minister of Health of the Republic, Jamolidin Abdullozoda, reported that currently, medical institutions in Tajikistan lack 2,960 doctors and 1,340 nurses.

According to Jamolidin Abdullozoda, this year, 2,188 graduates from medical universities are expected to start working, including graduates from the Tajik State Medical University, the Khatlon Medical University, and the medical faculty of the National University of Tajikistan.

Out of 14,615 graduates from medical colleges in the country, 3,466 studied in budget groups. If they fulfill the required time working in medical institutions where there is a shortage of nurses, the staffing problem will be resolved.

The minister stated that the reason for the departure of medical workers is that some countries offer preferential programs for medical workers, provide housing, and some go abroad for further training.

Jamolidin Abdullozoda emphasized that the Ministry of Health does not have accurate data on whether all medical workers in the healthcare sector are working in other countries or if some have changed professions.

At the same time, earlier, the head of the Health Department of the Khatlon region, Shaidullo Sharifzoda, reported that “today we have one doctor in Khatlon region treating patients with burns.” According to him, such specialists are lacking throughout the country.