It’s a long way from Tirupati to Schwaighofstraße in Munich, but for 24-year-old Sushma Sree Eri, her dream destination is now within arm’s reach.

 A BSc in Nursing, Sushma has landed a job in a German nursing home through BorderPlus, and is just awaiting the results of her B2 level German language test before she heads out.

Her initial pay will be 2,700 euros (about Rs 2.6 lakh) a month, which will increase to 3,300 euros (Rs 3.2 lakh) once she gets licensed there. 

That’s compared to Rs 20,000-40,000 monthly she would have earned in a private hospital in India, and Rs 80,000 had she managed to get a government job.

Opportunities galore are opening up for Indian nurses in overseas markets as ageing developed economies increasingly need skilled professionals in critical, geriatric, paediatric and prenatal care amid a global healthcare workforce shortage.

An estimated 70,000-100,000 Indian nurses migrated overseas last year and demand is set to increase 15-30% this year, according to industry executives. 

The momentum is likely to continue for several years, they said, as Germany, Italy and Japan are hiring Indian nurses in big numbers now, while traditional Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) destinations including the UK, US, Australia and Canada, and Gulf countries such as Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar, remain major employers.

Source: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/work/global-shortage-higher-pay-better-perks-lure-indian-nurses-abroad/articleshow/121397185.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst