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  Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

 

 
 

  Libyan Country Profile

 
  Area                     Total 1,759,541 km2
Capital                  Tripoli
Official language   Arabic 
Currency               Dinar (LYD)  
Time zone              (UTC+2)
 
 

 

 

Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya is a country located in North Africa. Bordering the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Libya lies between Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west .It is fourth in size among the countries of Africa and seventeenth among the countries of the world, important physical asset appeared to be its strategic location at the midpoint of Africa's northern rim. It lay within easy reach of the major European nations and linked the Arab countries of North Africa with those of the Middle East, facts that throughout history had made its urban centres bustling crossroads rather than isolated backwaters without external social influences. The Mediterranean coast and the Sahara Desert are the country's most prominent natural features.

 
 

FPCC and Libya

 


The groundwork for exploration of the job market  for doctors in Libya was done when the former Minister of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare visited Libya and signed a MOU between the Government of Libya and Sri Lanka on Migrant workers to Libya.  It was informed that there were nearly 1000 job vacancies for doctors in Libya. On invitation a Libyan delegation headed by Secretary of General People’s Committee for Manpower, Training and Employment of Libya visited Sri Lanka and signed a joint declaration.

Further to successful communication, a high level Sri Lankan delegation from the Ministry of Health and foreign Placement Coordinating Centre visited Libya to discuss the potential of placing Sri Lankan doctors in Libya. On the Sri Lankan delegation’s visit to Libya, it was agreed to send around 1000 Sri Lankan doctors to Libya to work mainly in Polyclinics.

It has been established that employment opportunities for Sri Lankan doctors around 1000 exists
in polyclinics as  family practitioners in various specialties and there is a limited number of opportunities for Specialties in Neurosurgery , Anesthesia, radiology , Neonatology , Paediatrics, Obstetric and Gynaecology . Arabic is the predominantly use language with English as second language.

Unlike in Sri Lanka salaries in gulf countries vary over a wide range corresponding with the training and qualification of the professionals. Average salary pain for Medical Professionals in the Gulf countries are as follows.
 

 
 

 Category

 

Salary in US dollars per month

 


 
Specialist doctors
 

   

5000 -  10,000

 

  
 
Senior doctors with special training/
 experience

   

3500 - 4500

 

 
 
Junior doctors
 

   

2500 - 3000

 


 Nurses
 

   

1000 - 2000

 
Paramedical staff
 
    1000 - 2500
 
 

 

 

A Sri Lankan delegation representing officials from Ministry of Health and the Foreign Placement Coordinating Centre is planning to visit Libya by the beginning of November 2010  to discuss the possibilities of placing Sri Lankan professionals in Libya. This will further facilitate the placement of Sri Lankan doctors in Libya. Once the details are finalised it will be updated in this website further with regard to calling for applications.

Applications have not been called for the employment opportunities in  Libya. All doctors who are registered in the Foreign Placement Coordinating Centre will be informed through e mail once applications are being called. Those who are not already registered with the Foreign Placement Coordinating Centre of the Ministry of Health can register now by following this link.
Application for Registration at the Foreign Placement Coordinating Centre.

 
 
 
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