10 Countries that Need Nurses the Most

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4. Haiti

Nurses Per 10,000: 4

Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world and faces a severe shortage of nurses.  The country has an rough history of internal political instability, external interventions, and frequent natural disasters like hurricanes and earthquakes. The devastation caused by Hurricane Matthew in 2016 intensified the already enduring effects of the 2010 earthquake which triggered a debilitating cholera epidemic and therefore increased the demand for nurses even more.

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