Israeli Medical Association warns of rising doctors emigration amid healthcare concerns

Concerns are growing over the increasing number of doctors leaving Israel to work abroad, as security, political and economic instability following 7th October 2023, places additional pressure on the country’s healthcare system. Data presented Monday at a conference on physician emigration organized by the Israeli Medical Association in Ramat Gan highlighted a sharp increase in the number of medical professionals relocating overseas. According to the figures, the average annual number of physicians leaving Israel from the Clalit healthcare network rose from nine before 2019 to 33 since 2023, representing an increase of more than three and a half times. The rise was particularly pronounced in community medicine, where the average number of doctors departing annually increased sixfold, from three to […]