Discover The Top 5 Countries Who Are In Dire Need Of Nurses

Professional nurses are taught to pay attention to details, but at the same time not lose sight of the big picture. The awareness of nursing shortages is often part of current reality experienced in many settings worldwide. As technology, science, social media, and world travel transform our world into an ever smaller global village, the awareness of life’s reality for persons initially deemed to be distant and unrelated becomes ever more crucial for global understanding at both a human and professional level. Responding to the health needs of a given population, in a given setting, and in a given country, is part of the detail that professional nurses recognize. Conscious efforts to understand how the inadequate health response to a humanitarian or health crisis in a faraway country may affect one’s own well-being indicate sensitivity to the big picture. Discover more of that world as you discover five countries most in need of professional nurses. 

1. Haiti

As one of the poorest countries in the world, Haiti is also one of the most in need of professional nurses. Statistically Haiti has barely one percent of the nurses per population that the United States does.

2. Paraguay

Twelve years ago, Paraguay was only slightly less lacking in professional nurses than Haiti, but has the advantage of a growing economy and a very young population eager to become take advantage of educational opportunities. 

3. Bolivia

 Political instability and fraud, however have not allowed the country to progress in the provision of health care, and although the country has been declared free of illiteracy, health care does not match education. Life expectancy is limited as is health care. An internet search for information regarding nurses and nursing care in Bolivia results in half a dozen or more “volunteer openings” for nurses ready to travel to Bolivia.

4.  Ethiopia

The reported ratio of doctors per total population is extremely low even if one uses the highest reported number (2.6/100,000 population). Improper sanitation and contaminated water supplies make for a very high infant mortality rate, and high incidence of communicable disease. The nurse/population ratio is reportedly more critical than that of doctors with about 2.5/10,000 population reported in 2007. Geographical variations make for a varied climate which can be a small measure of comfort for international nurses looking to contribute to the well-being of others.

5. Dominican Republic

Statistically, the number of nurses has increased in the past decade, but even the most recent statistics from World Health Organization report only a fraction of the minimal considered valid for basic health provision. As in other “poorer” countries, numerous aid organizations provide opportunities for long and short term nursing involvement.

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