Stringent criteria for recruitment of foreign nurses, assures Deputy Health Minister

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The recruitment process to hire foreign nurses to the country is very stringent, said Datuk Lukanisman Awang Sauni.  Speaking after the International Nurses Day Celebration 2024 on Sunday (May 12), the Deputy Health Minister assured that the ministry will prioritise the hiring of only trained and quality foreign nurses into the country.  The ministry nursing director, Devi K Saravana Muthu who was also present, added that so far, 101 foreign nurses from India, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, and Indonesia have been hired in the private sector.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/pkfck9yw  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00What do you think of the KKM's decision to take foreign tourists?

00:18Okay, regarding the announcement that was made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs last year.

00:27Indeed, foreign tourists are being interviewed and we are holding it until this October.

00:34And also, the interview process is being done and I don't have an exact figure on that matter.

00:42Even so, from time to time, we can share information about foreign tourists.

00:51Do you have an estimate of the number of foreign tourists?

00:54I'm not sure of the estimate.

00:57Madam President, this is the number.

01:04The number is 1016.

01:06This is the number of tourists we have taken from India, Sri Lanka, the Philippines and Indonesia.

01:18The number of foreign tourists has increased, but they have to go through strict quarantine.

01:23This is to meet the needs of the hospitals and private hospitals.

01:28So, the number is still not...

01:31The number mentioned by Madam President is not a large number.

01:36Because the KKM has put a very stringent or strict protocol for quarantine.

01:43Because we don't want to get a quality nurse.

01:47So, at the KKM level, we will monitor this matter closely.

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