Physician Aliyah accelerates as more than 1,000 doctors join Israel’s healthcare system in two years

 https://www.ynetnews.com/health_science/article/syy2c9dsbe#:~:text=Hundreds%20of%20physicians%20immigrated%20to,The%20Jewish%20Agency%20for%20Israel.

Hundreds of physicians immigrated to Israel in 2025 through the International Medical Aliyah Program, a national initiative led by Nefesh B’Nefesh in partnership with the ministries of Aliyah and Integration, Health, and the Negev, Galilee and National Resilience, in cooperation with The Jewish Agency for Israel. Physicians arrived from North America, France, the United Kingdom, South America and other countries. According to current trends, hundreds of additional doctors are expected to make Aliyah in 2026, further strengthening the public healthcare system nationwide.

Data from the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration shows that 541 physicians made Aliyah in 2025, including 346 from the former Soviet Union, 93 from North America, 53 from France, 23 from South America and the remainder from other countries.