The government of Lombardy, Italy's most populous region, announced this Thursday (31) an agreement to guarantee the arrival of 200 nurses from South America in 2025, in an attempt to compensate for the staff shortage in its health system
The information was released by Governor Attilio Fontana, on the sidelines of the inauguration of the clinical research center for Parkinson's disease at the CTO hospital in Milan.
“The mistakes made in the past put us in a position where we have to resort to these extraordinary tools that we promised and are delivering. Today, the shortage of professionals in both the medical and nursing fields is evident for all to see,” he said.
Fontana also stressed that he now hopes that “the reforms that have been made will bear fruit”, but recalled that “it takes years for a young person to graduate and complete their specialty”.
“However, while we wait for that, we are trying to provide answers to the situation,” he assured.
The recruitment of health professionals comes after the Secretary of Social Welfare of the Lombard government, Guido Bertolaso, announced that he would carry out a mission in Argentina and Paraguay to try to attract between 400 and 500 professionals by the end of 2024.
With 10 million inhabitants, Lombardy is Italy's main productive and industrial hub and is home to the country's “financial capital”, Milan, as well as important cities such as Bergamo and Brescia, which are among the hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. (HANDLE)
