Majority of nurses who left public health sector were permanent staff, says Health Minister


KUALA LUMPUR: Over 2,000 nurses have left the public healthcare sector between 2020 and 2024, the Dewan Rakyat was told.

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said of the total 2,141 nurses, a majority of 1,754 of them were permanent staff members and the remaining were contract of service and interim staff members.

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