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WHO Warns of Global Medical Workforce Gap as 25% of Doctors Set to Retire by 2030s

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WHO Warns of Global Medical Workforce Gap as 25% of Doctors Set to Retire by 2030s

The World Health Organization warned of a physician shortage looming in the 2030s, with approximately a quarter of doctors expected to retire within the decade. Healthtech builders should accelerate diagnostic automation, clinical decision support, and physician enablement tools—labor supply constraint is now structural policy reality.

Source: ET HealthWorld ↗

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