Brain drain could create healthcare wasteland in Lebanon, doctors warn
heaping pressure on the nation’s healthcare system. There has been great demand in the region and around the world for medical staff . , many of whom were already looking to work overseas because of the country’s economic crisis. Dr Youssef Bakhach, general secretary of the Lebanese Order of Physicians in Beirut, said one in five doctors had already left the country or was planning to do so. We estimate that 16 to 20 per cent of Lebanese doctors have already left or are planning to leave. The Gulf will always be an attractive destination Dr Youssef Bakhach, Lebanese Order of Physicians
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