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Lebanon short of more than 7,000 nurses
23-5-2017
Member of Parliament, Wael Abou Fa3ur underlined on Sunday a pressing need for male and female nurses in the local labor market. Abou Fa3ur was speaking during the inauguration of the Nursing Division in Rashaya upon the invitation of the Lebanese University School of Public Health, in cooperation with the Federation of Mount Hermon Municipalities. Abou Fa3ur considered that the launch of the division is of utmost importance as it goes beyond academic achievement and employment to a level of trust in a government that gives due regard to the regions, pointing to the drawback in not linking labor market policies with educational outcomes. A main purpose of the nursing division is to generate jobs in a discipline that is deficient in the country, Abou Fa3ur stated, disclosing the need for over 7000 men and women nurses. He further drew attention to a black market in the profession in Lebanon which smuggles nurses across local hospitals and to outside of the country. He lamented that some hospital owners demand bringing in nurses from the Philippines. “Why is nursing looked down upon? Is there a more upright and noble career than nursing?” said Abou Fa3ur, drawing a similarity to medicine in terms of practice and humanitarian worth. Most hospitals are short of nurses, he warned. (Al Mustaqbal, May 22, 2017)
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