Deputy Health Minister Yitzhak Rafael today rejected assertions that a shortage of physicians had developed in Israel in recent years.
Replying to a question on the subject in the Knesset, Israel’s Parliament, Mr. Rafael noted that Israel’s ratio of one physician for each 400 population was the world’s highest. He admitted, however, that the uneven distribution of physicians in various parts of the country gave the impression of a shortage.
Mr. Rafael said that the number of pharmacists was also adequate, but that there was a severe shortage of trained and practical nurses.
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