Iranian doctors flee profession over low wages, worsening healthcare crisis

Thousands of Iranian doctors are abandoning medicine for better-paying jobs or emigration, driven by low wages and economic hardship. This exodus threatens to degrade healthcare access and quality in Iran, compounding existing sanctions-related shortages. The scale and pace of the departure are uncertain, but the trend signals a systemic human-capital drain.

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