Health Care Jobs Are Booming World Wide

Posted by Kathy Quan Aug 18, 2006

Nurses and doctors are in great demand in many countries. The wealthier nations such as the U.S., Canada, Austrailia, and U.K. have been recruiting from African and Asian countries for many years.

This has severely depleted health care workers in these countries, and has not solved the shortages for the wealthier nations.

Health care workers are aging and the upcoming generations are smaller in numbers compared to the current population of workers.

The demands for more and better health care have dramatically increased and are expected to continue to do so.

Technology advances have created more jobs as well as improved the health status and reduced mortality rates.

All of these factors combine to spell out a need (even critical shotages) for health care workers world wide. Contact your national health care agency for more information about shortages and career opportunity specifics.

Source: World Health Organization