Johor wants more medical staff to combat current shortage, says MB

Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi posing for photos with nurses at the state-level International Nurse’s Day celebration at Persada Johor Convention Centre, Johor Baru on Thursday (June 1). - THOMAS YONG/The Star

JOHOR BARU: Johor hopes to receive additional doctors, nurses and medical personnel from the Federal Government soon to address the shortage of such staff in the state, says Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi.

The Johor Mentri Besar said the state was currently facing a shortage of about 2,800 medical staff, which resulted in the overcrowding of public healthcare facilities especially at Hospital Sultanah Aminah (HSA) and Hospital Sultan Ismail (HSI) located here.