Kathy Roth-Douquet

  • Nursing assistant 29-year Daria from Ukraine measures the blood pressure of a patient at the St. Johannes hospital in Dortmund, western Germany, on May 10, 2023. Within the framework of the promotion of the recruitment of skilled workers from non-European countries, against the background of the acute shortage of skilled workers in the health and care sector, approximately 80 people, including 20 nurses from Ukraine, have been trained as nursing staff at the Johannes hospital to date. In order to be able to start a new working life in an unfamiliar country, the linguistic, professional and cultural integration of international nurses into the world of the German hospital system is of extraordinary importance. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP) (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)Commentary

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