Indian healthcare professionals seeking career opportunities abroad rising

Mumbai: India’s healthcare professionals are in demand from countries in the Gulf (predominantly the UAE and Saudi Arabia) as well as Europe, particularly in the UK and Ireland. As many as 10,000 healthcare professionals have emigrated to seek work experiences beyond their homeland in the last five years.

A recent study published on Springer’s BMC revealed that there are a total of 5.74 million medical professionals in India and the desired doctor-to-patient ratio is aligned with the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) standards.

Interests in career opportunities abroad are on the rise. Data from TrueProfile.io indicate that there is a healthy number of members from India. Among them, those in the nursing profession (46.24 per cent) and doctors (22.92 per cent) are shown to be most keen on pursuing jobs abroad.

Younger healthcare professionals between the age of 25 and 35 years (33.35 per cent), who are fairly green as well as seasoned practitioners with over 10 years of experience (27 per cent) are most keen to make the move. And interestingly, a higher percentage of women (69.88 per cent) compared to men (30.12 per cent) are enthusiastic about relocation.

Alejandro Coca, Head of Business, TrueProfile.io, said, “More and more, we see a trend of people in search of new experiences and opportunities that not only enrich their personal lives but also help build careers. There are many benefits to working in new environments that are structured differently from home countries – that also comprises talents from all over the world enabling skill and knowledge transfers.”