60% of Iranian midwives unemployed
November 12, 2008 - 0:0
TEHRAN -- About 60 percent of the country’s midwifery graduates are unemployed, a member of Islamic Republic of Iran Medical Council (IRIMC) said here on Monday.
“Out of 50 thousands graduate midwives, 30 thousands are unemployed,” Zahra Modarressi told the Fars News Agency.About 2 thousands midwifery students annually graduate from the country’s universities, Modarressi said, lamenting, “Great numbers of them are found to be without work.