President Dr. Arif Alvi stated on Tuesday that Pakistan needed to do everything possible to keep its highly trained professionals, such as doctors and nurses, and emphasised that the current circumstances demanded a comprehensive plan to stop brain drain. In his speech at the convocation of the dentistry and nursing departments of the Foundation University School of Health Science (FUSH), he said, “Offering competitive job opportunities and creating a favourable work environment is essential to reduce the loss of our precious intellectual elite.” President Alvi claimed that although the nation invested resources in hiring doctors, engineers, and other professionals, the exodus of highly trained workers had a detrimental effect on the nation’s economy and rate of progress. Creating greater employment options for qualified doctors domestically, according to him, is the most efficient method to lessen their need to look for work abroad. He claimed that Pakistan needed 900,000 nurses in order to meet the country’s current healthcare needs, as opposed to the current number of 300,000. According to Dr. Alvi, just 9% of F.Sc (Faculty of Sciences) Pre-Medical students in Pakistan received admission to medical colleges, compared to 25% in India and Bangladesh. He continued that a plan was required to expand the number of medical schools in order to accommodate more students.
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