SOMALIA FACES GLUT OF MEDICINE GRADUATES – UNBALANCING PROFESSIONAL LABIUR MARKET
March 25th, 2022
Pressure to secure well-paying jobs, along with emotional pressure from peers and parents, is pushing Somali students to undertake medical science courses when possible and forgo opportunities to study for teaching and vocational careers.
According to a 2020 Country Graduate Survey by the Iftiin Foundation, a development and education-focused Somalia-based NGO, the number of education and arts graduates in the country is far too low. In the meantime, there is a large number of medical graduates when considering overall student numbers.
Of the 17,548 students ...
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