More nursing schools coming up
MUAR: More training centres for nurses will be built to overcome a shortage of some 6,000 nurses in government hospitals nationwide.
Health Minister Datuk Dr Chua Soi Lek said the plan was being looked into following the additional allocation announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
The ministry would also use its allocation to improve health facilities in rural areas, he told reporters after opening the Muar MCA division general assembly here.
Dr Chua said: “In the Eighth Malaysia Plan, the ministry received about RM9.5bil in allocation but there were projects not carried out. We hope that with the additional allocation, we will be able to do so.”
He said the ministry would also focus on building more health clinics in Sabah and Sarawak and on improving health related facilities in rural areas.
“We will not use the additional allocation to build new and bigger hospitals as our aim is to improve health facilities and outpatient departments throughout the country,” added Dr Chua.
News Poll
- Man posted doctored photos of Nik Aziz
- Heartbreaking wait for mum
- Sodomy II: Karpal claims judge lied (Updated)
- The world just got bigger
- Opposition leaders decry court’s ruling
- Thumbs-up for Najib
- Weather warning for Perak, Selangor and Sabah
- 5-0 for BN’s Zambry
- Saiful files report over death threat
- WWF: Orang asli being used
- 60 lose RM25mil in gold investment scam
- Canberra to set new skills list
- Sodomy II: Karpal claims judge lied (Updated)
- MAS offers CNY bargains
- ‘Flashing candy’ a health hazard: Health Ministry
- Fleet card cloning ring busted with arrest of trio
- WWF: Orang asli being used
- Vietnamese plumber fined RM10,000 over RM75 bribe
- Toyota puts the brakes on problem
- Manila joins hunt for Semporna gunmen
RSS
