Argentina "vulching" Venezuela doctors... and Venezuelan doctors eager to leave

[GatoGordo]

They look for doctors for $P 80 thousand a month, but they do not get and they summon Venezuelans
There are about 60 vacancies to cover in different points of the Province. In semi-rural areas they offer higher wages and housing.



Translated from Spanish

Claudio Andrade : Given the significant lack of doctors in Rio Negro, the authorities of the Ministry of Health decided to go out and try Venezuelan professionals. It is estimated that about 2,000 doctors of that nationality entered the country between 2017 and 2018.

For more than a year, the low number of doctors in the province has been affecting health care in various communities, especially those located on the Southern Line, one of the coldest areas of Patagonia with around 15 thousand inhabitants. There are also vacancies in much larger cities such as General Roca and Cipolletti, both of about 100 thousand inhabitants.

At the beginning of the year, the Ministry of Health of the province announced that it would offer salaries of up to 80,000 pesos and in some cases, housing for professionals who wanted to settle in semi-rural communities. In these cases, the basic salary, which is around 40 thousand pesos, is doubled by the obligatory guards, with which it generally reaches 77 to 78 thousand pesos.

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https://www.clarin.com/sociedad/rio-negro-ofrecen-trabajo-medicos-venezolanos-80-000-mensuales_0_BJVtAi7mm.html

According to my relatives working in Venezuela, most public hospitals are, in effect, closed to anything except emergency cases. Only the most complicated OB cases are seen, as most women are turned away for lack of supplies, nurses and doctors. Most hospitals do not have running water and electricity is a luxury.

Most private clinics are closed. Maduro has sent his henchmen from the GNB and PNB into these clinics to confiscate whatever supplies and equipment they might have had over a year ago.

I can't imagine the opportunity to work and get a paycheck would go unnoticed by doctors and physicians in Venezuela. I remote practice isn't very desirable to most, but Venezuelan physicians are required to work for two years in undeserved areas anyway. They can and will do it.