Russia is rapidly losing doctors: The Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence Service has revealed the scale of the crisis in medicine

According to hvylya.net: In Russia, there is an increasing shortage of primary care doctors, emergency medical personnel, and mid-level medical staff. According to the Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence Service, the number of medical workers under the Russian Ministry of Health has decreased from over 600,000 in 2000 to 549,000 in 2023. Only 63% of them work with patients.

'The mid-level medical staff show a similar trend: in 2024, there were 1.18 million employees in state and municipal institutions, which is 16% less than in 2000. Real incomes have not increased over the last decade, and in 40 regions – they have even decreased. This leads to high staff turnover in both state and private sectors.'

More than two-thirds of doctors work more than one full-time position. For example, a district therapist serves an average of 2,800 patients against a norm of 1,700, while an emergency doctor cares for 16,000 people instead of the regulated 9,500. As a result, there is a sharp shortage of staff in primary care and certain specialties such as dentistry, urology, and gastroenterology.

The shortage of medical personnel in Russia is becoming an increasingly serious problem as the reduction in the number of doctors and nurses leads to employee overload and an inability to provide quality services to all patients. This situation may have serious consequences for the country's healthcare system.