Severe Nursing Shortage in Balochistan, New Colleges to Be Established Through Public-Private Partnerships
Quetta: A high-level meeting on the nursing sector, chaired by Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti, revealed a critical shortage of nurses in the province, with only 1,700 available against a requirement of 10,000.
To address this gap, the meeting decided to establish nursing colleges across all divisions and key districts under public-private partnerships (PPP).
The Chief Minister announced that, with the support of Khyber Medical University, 2,000 trained nurses will be produced annually, while existing government nursing colleges will continue to operate.
Mir Sarfraz Bugti emphasized that youth will be trained according to modern nursing and healthcare standards to meet rising global demand and provide them with dignified and secure employment opportunities abroad. He also highlighted a focus on training, technology, and facilities to improve the health sector.
The meeting was attended by Provincial Health Minister Bakht Muhammad Kakar, Chief Secretary Shakeel Qadir Khan, and officials from the Health Department and Khyber Medical University.
