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Balkan countries worry about health system as they lose medical staff to Western Europe

Published Thu, Mar 9, 2017 · 09:50 PM

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    Sarajevo

    NEJRA Isaretovic, a 25-year-old physiotherapist from Sarajevo, is busy these days studying German and taking driving lessons - key skills required for her new job in Germany.

    She is among thousands of nurses and physicians from across the Balkans seeking work in Western Europe, causing alarm among health officials that the countries may be left without trained medical staff in the near future.

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