BERLIN: Thousands of Syrian doctors work in Germany, and the fall of Bashar Assad is raising concern over the potential consequences for the health sector if many of them were to return home.
An estimated 5,000 Syrian doctors work in hospitals alone. Health Minister Karl Lauterbach, who puts the total number of Syrian doctors at over 6,000, says they are “indispensable” to health care.
Thousands of Syrian doctors have integrated into the German health system over the past decade, filling crucial roles amid a shortage of skilled labor. The recent political shift in Syria, with Bashar ...