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| India short of one million nurses |
| The biggest loser is the country's healthcare system. Currently, there is a shortage of one million nurses in India and the gap is growing.
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| INDIA
, 12-September-2007
3:16:24 AM |
| For years, nurses in India played second fiddle to doctors. Poorly paid with few facilities, these trained personnel rarely received the recognition they deserved.
But the last decade has changed all that. Hundreds of nurses are making their way overseas to the US, UK and Europe, drawn not just by great pay checks but also better work conditions.
The biggest loser is the country's healthcare system. Currently, there is a shortage of one million nurses in India and the gap is growing.
The acute shortage of trained nursing staff has affected hospitals - both private and public in urban areas and the primary health care system in rural areas badly.
Even laboratories and hospices need trained nurses to provide care and technical support.
In an attempt to match the growing demand, the government has now decided to upgrade several government nursing schools into colleges like the one at Lady Hardinge Medical College in Delhi.
Four centres of excellence are also being planned in metros. Around Rs 4,000 crore have been earmarked to train not just nurses but also nurse practioners who will fill the gap of doctors in rural areas, treating simple infections and conducting childbirth.
Better pay and better facilities have also been promised. After remaining in the shadow of doctors for a long time, nursing is now finally emerging as a profession with some clout.
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