Health Ministry to study proposal to recruit Indonesian nurses


KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad says the Health Ministry will consider the suggestion by the Consul-General of the Republic of Indonesia in Johor Baru Sigit S. Widiyanto to recruit nurses from the republic to address Malaysia’s staffing shortage.

“I acknowledge the suggestion made by the Consul-General and we will study it carefully,” said the minister on X on Monday (Aug 11).

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