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Global
Scenario
The healthcare
industry is
world’s largest
industry.
Availability of
Physicians
(doctors) and
paramedics is
key to
addressing the
healthcare needs
of the people.
Nurses need
certain unique
skills and
knowledge to
play their part
in this thriving
industry.
Presently, many
countries in the
world are facing
severe shortage
of trained
nurses. Across
the world Health
Departments are
projecting an
acute shortage
of nurses that
are expected to
become so
critical that it
may affect the
quality of the
patient care.
The main reason
for shortage of
nurses in
countries like
US, UK,
Singapore,
Middle East are
declining number
of nursing
school
graduates,
ageing of
nursing
workforce,
declines in
relative
earnings, and
the emergence of
alternative job
opportunities.
The serious
nursing shortage
in these
countries has
created an
evident and
heavy dependence
on foreign
trained nurses.
India, the
Global
Destination
One of India’s
major strengths
is its human
resources. India
has time and
again fulfilled
the skilled
human resource
requirements
across the
globe. In the
past, Indian
Doctors and IT
Engineers have
filled the
shortages in the
world and it is
now the turn of
Indian nurses to
take up the
opportunities in
the global
healthcare
markets created
by huge
shortages for
nursing
resources in
recent years.
India has a
large pool of
quality nurses.
The number if
nursing
institutions has
increased over
the years. This
led to a good
turn out of
nurses every
year. Some of
the advantages
an Indian nurse
enjoys over
her/his
counterparts
around the world
are:
- Excellent
fluency in
English language
- Nursing
knowledge &
expertise
comparable to
international
standards.
Ever since the
explosion of
information that
there are
excellent
overseas job
opportunities
for the nurses,
India has
positioned
itself as a
potential source
for recruiting
nurses for many
countries in the
world. The US
has placed test
sites for CGFNS
(www.cgfns.org)
and NCLEX-RN (www.ncsbn.org)
examinations in
India, the NHS
hospitals (www.nhs.uk
and
www.nmc-uk.org)
have been
recruiting large
number of nurses
from India, and
so is Ireland,
Singapore,
Middle East
countries. The
Government of
Indian approves
the nurses
taking
international
positions.
Indian nurses
have a few gaps
in their
readiness to
serve abroad
that can be
overcome with
proper training.
Apollo trained
nurses are
already
acknowledged for
their
excellence, and
have landed jobs
in the US, UK,
EU, Ireland,
Middle East,
Singapore,
Malaysia and
Australia.
Although the
initial driver
for this program
had been to help
Apollo nurses
who wished to
serve abroad,
the program has
now grown in
scope and has
ambitious
targets and a
vision for
touching lives
across the
globe. The
program also has
good financial
returns and
win-win
situation. |
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