Demand for Indian healthcare professionals is increasing rapidly in the global market, expected to double by 2030.
Globally, the demand for health professionals is expected to double by 2030 due to the aging population, demographic change, and non-communicable diseases such as heart disease and cancer. An expert made this estimate on Wednesday. Sachin Alug, chief executive officer of talent solutions provider NLB Services, told PTI that the global shortage of healthcare professionals and the aging population have increased the demand for highly respected Indian healthcare professionals in international markets for their skills.
Increase in demand for healthcare professionals
He said, “We are seeing an increase in demand for health professionals in India as well as in countries like Malaysia, Italy, Portugal, Poland and Germany. It is expected that the demand for Indian health professionals will double nationally and globally by the year 2030.” Alugh said that the global demand for healthcare professionals with India has increased since the COVID-19 pandemic due to the increasing population, demographic change and rise in non-communicable diseases. There has been a steady increase in the demand for health professionals even at the level. He said that at present there are more than 30 lakh registered nurses in India. This means that there are only 1.7 nurses available per 1,000 people in the country.
There should be 3 nurses per 1000 people
He said, “According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there should be three nurses for every 1,000 people. Similarly, in India there is one doctor for 1,500 patients. Whereas according to WHO there should be one doctor for 1,000 people. Alug said that India with the largest number of medical colleges in the world is the leader in health care among countries like Europe, Gulf region, US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Israel. Is one of the primary exporters of personnel.
