The Covid After-Effects and the Looming Skills Shortage

... World Health Organization (WHO) shortages can mount up to 9.9 million physicians, nurses and midwives globally by 2030 . In Europe, although the number of physicians and nurses has increased in general in the region by approximately 10% over the past ... ... the pandemic were no less formidable. These affected first and foremost the youngest generation of the globe – according to UNESCO, “more than 1.5 billion students and youth across the planet are or have been affected by school and university closures ...