Pakistan's healthcare system is teetering on the brink of survival. Among the major challenges facing the healthcare industry is a mounting wave of nurse emigrating to other countries. In 2024, nurses made up about 5.8 per cent of Pakistan's 'highly educated' migration stream, with nurse emigration rising at a staggering compound annual growth rate of 54.2 per cent between 2019 and 2024. And while Pakistan needs roughly 700,000 nurses to meet demand, it only had 116,658........

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