Global Doctor Shortages and Strikes
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Doctors in Poland criticize government healthcare reforms as unoriginal, while Swiss physicians express concern over new tariff caps. Meanwhile, Tajikistan faces a significant deficit of 1,100 doctors. In Greece, violent clashes erupted at a hospital involving a Roma group attacking medical staff, and in India, a politician allegedly assaulted doctors and nurses.
Paraguay government rejects doctors’ pay hike and offers a limited 2027 budget increase
Paraguay’s government has rejected a 76% pay increase sought by doctors, calling the demand impossible to finance in the 2027 national budget. Economy and Finance Minister Óscar Lovera proposed an alternative based on professional training. Under the plan, salary improvements would be linked to workers’ qualifications through the creation of a health-sector career system. Lovera presented the prop…
Health alarm in Paraguay: 431 doctors resign as public hospitals collapse
Paraguay’s public hospitals are losing hundreds of specialist doctors after negotiations with the government broke down, according to figures cited in the report. The resignations have affected servic…
How much do doctors earn per hour? Former health deputy minister explains
A dispute over doctors’ pay in Paraguay has turned attention to how the country values medical work by the hour. The National Medical Union, Sinamed, is seeking a salary adjustment, saying doctors hav…
AUDIO: Doctors’ crisis deepens as Latorre urges cuts and demands a Health Ministry agreement
Latorre called for “cutting the fat” and demanded an agreement with the Health Ministry as Paraguay faces a doctors’ crisis. Related reports listed specialist doctors resigning, demands for the health…
Crisis Deepens at National Hospital as More Doctors Resign and Directors Offer Their Posts
The crisis at Paraguay’s National Hospital is deepening as more specialist doctors resign and hospital directors offer their positions, according to headlines and related reports highlighted by ABC Co…
60 Specialist Doctors Resign or Put Their Posts at Risk in Coronel Oviedo
Sixty specialist doctors in Coronel Oviedo are now either resigning or placing their jobs at the authorities’ disposal, exposing the depth of a dispute that did not end when a nationwide health worker…
