Full of 521 doctors are unemployed, the Oda of Kosovo Doctors has declared, according to data they possess.
So has OMK declared for Gazeta Express, in the questions posed regarding the comments the country’s prime minister, Albin Kurti, who said that during the past year alone, 171 doctors have returned to Kosovo.
The OPC, questioned how many doctors have returned to Kosovo during the past year and this year, has said that, according to data during the period 20182026, about 40 doctors have been equipped with the Certificate of the Ethical and Professional Past, declaring they exercise their professional activity outside Kosovo, while after several years have returned to the country.
But, OMK adds, it should be noted that most of the above are employed in the private sector.
After Kosovo Medical Oda data, during the period 2018, about 40 doctors have been equipped with the Certificate of the Ethical and Professional Past, claiming to exercise their professional activity outside Kosovo, while after several years have returned to the country, have re-membered and re-licensed in the Kosovo Medical Oda. These doctors are identified in Oda records by name and surname. It is noteworthy that most of them are currently employed in the private sector.
As for the rest of the doctors who, according to statements, have returned to Kosovo, for more detailed information and clarification, we recommend that you address the Ministry of Health, as it might be about doctors of foreign citizenship who are licensed by the Health Ministry, says Oda of Doctors.
Asked how many doctors have left Kosovo to practice the profession abroad, as an indicator for conveying the local doctors’ departure train, the number of Ethical and Professional Past Certificates is used, which is 1181 during the period 2018-2026
The Kosovo Medical Ode, as an indicator for conveying the country’s evacuation train, uses the number of Ethical and Professional Past Certificates issued. This certificate serves as a basic document to OPC members aiming to hire and exercise their professional activity abroad.
As for the number of doctors who have requested and been equipped with this certificate, we inform you that, according to the Kosovo Medical Oda data, the number of certificates issued during the period 2018-2026 totals 1181.
Meanwhile, based on the pleas of Oda members over the years, it turns out that about 600 doctors are employed in Germany. According to Kosovo Medical Oda data, there are currently a total of 521 unemployed doctors, said in response.
Express has also asked questions about the number of unemployed specialists who, Oda of Doctors, did not turn out to have unemployed specialists.
As for specialists, we inform you that it doesn’t turn out to have unemployed specialists, as specialisation means their commitment to the specialisation process, respectively, in further exercise and professional advancement, completed by the OMK.
Otherwise, Kurt’s statement about the return of doctors has sparked numerous reactions, where he — from LDK deputy Armend Zemaj — has been asked to offer only 17 names of expert doctors, not 171 — who have returned from exile during 2025 and are currently employed with regular contracts in Kosovo’s public health system.
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