According to academic officials in Hamadan province, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences is facing a critical shortage of nursing and medical staff.

Behrouz Karkhanei, president of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, warned that the ongoing shortage of personnel is making it increasingly difficult to provide medical services to patients in the province.

The state-run Khabaronline website quoted Karkhanei as saying that staff shortages and heavy workloads have made it difficult to provide “adequate services” to patients. He emphasized that the university’s situation in terms of nursing and medical staff is “critical” and that the current payment system for medical personnel is “unworthy of the healthcare workforce.”