How Germany’s health system depends on Syrian doctors | DW News

Syrians make up the biggest group of foreign physicians in Germany Around 6,000 now live and function below after getting away the civil war in their homeland. Currently after the loss of the Assad regime, the German government wants Syrian doctors to remain, saying their job has become indispensible for the healthcare system.

For more on this, we talk to Kristine Lütke, member of the Bundestag’s health and wellness commitee. She’s from the FDP party.

And we talk with Jens Spahn, member of the Bundestag and the CDU event.

00:00 Syrian physicians in Germany.
03:04 Interview with Kristine Lütke, member of the Bundestag
07:19 Interview with Jens Spahn, member of the Bundestag

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