AMMAN — The head of the Media Committee at the
Jordan Medical Association (JMA), Hazem Al-Qaraleh, said that the number of doctors
who are not employed in Jordan ranges from 1,500 to 2,000 doctors, and he
pointed out that these individuals will not have
employment opportunities in Jordan.
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He stated that the number of practicing doctors inside and
outside Jordan has reached 27,900, according to the latest statistics.
The current state of
the medical sector
He explained that Jordan can employ approximately 1,100
doctors for the employment of medical graduates, with 500 doctors being
appointed in the Ministry of Health and around 500 to 600 doctors being
appointed in other sectors.
Qaraleh added, "More than 30,000 students are enrolled
in
medical colleges inside and outside Jordan, and they will graduate in the
next five years…. We will
face terrifying unemployment, and no government will
be able to deal with it unless real and thoughtful measures are taken."
He noted that the
Medical Association has previously called
for increasing government spending on this sector to reflect on the number of
appointments, thereby increasing the number of appointed doctors and providing
job opportunities for physicians.
Possible solutions to
medical unemployment
He stressed that the decision to reduce the number of
university seats for studying medicine is not a solution and described it as
"unthoughtful," emphasizing the importance of "gradualism"
in decisions that affect a wide segment of citizens to prevent disruption.
Instead he called for raising the number of doctors who are
appointed in all sectors, marketing
Jordanian doctors abroad, and regulating
university outputs to mitigate the impact of unemployment, which is now
threatening doctors.
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