PETALING JAYA: English will be a compulsory subject for all nursing students next year in efforts to improve proficiency of the language among healthcare workers, Health Minister Datuk Chua Jui Meng said.
He said the programme would be implemented in stages in all 19 nursing colleges under the ministry, beginning with the nursing colleges in Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Penang, Johor Baru and Malacca in July.
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