Doctors.
News: Eneko Goia relay, Global Sumud Flotilla and medical strike in Hego Euskal Herria
A summary, in two words, of what will be news in the Present today.
169 medical professionals will start this month in Osakidetza in jobs that are difficult to fill
Osakidetza is finalizing the allocation of 169 places in Primary Care that are difficult to cover in order to strengthen assistance in rural areas, afternoon shifts and PACs. In addition, the Basque Health Service plans to convene a OPE of more than 4,000 places by the end of the year.
At least 652 children have died of malnutrition in northern Nigeria so far this year, according to MSF
"We are seeing massive budget cuts, particularly from the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union, that are having a real impact on the treatment of children with malnutrition," said MSF representative Ahmed Aldikhari in a statement.
UPV/EHU will offer 32 more places in the Basque branch of Medicine for the next course
Osakidetza will offer 577 training places for resident doctors and nurses, 11 more than in the previous course
The Department of Health of the Basque Government says that this year it has also offered as many jobs as possible in the categories of Primary Care, with 115 in Family and Community Medicine, 37 in Family and Community Nursing and 30 in Paediatrics.
The Ministry of Health is considering how the Euskera will score in the MIR test, but "it will not be a precondition"
Moreover, the language will not alter the tightening of the BAME exam, as Minister Monica Garcia said in the Congressional Health Committee.