Health Ministry steps up efforts to recruit, retain nurses amid overseas migration

The Ministry of Health is enhancing nurse recruitment and retention through welfare support and career advancement to counteract migration abroad.

Salary adjustments and increased incentives, such as the Post-Basic Incentive raise, aim to keep public nursing services competitive.

Permanent appointments replace contract roles for new nurses, and collaborations are underway to integrate contract pharmacists into permanent positions.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) is expediting nurse recruitment and strengthening efforts to retain those already in service through improved welfare support and career advancement opportunities to address the migration of nurses abroad.

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said the measures include salary adjustments under the Public Service Remuneration System (SSPA), as well as incentives and allowances for eligible personnel, including an increase in the Post-Basic Incentive from RM100 to RM200 a month.

“The MOH’s priority is to ensure that public nursing services remain competitive while safeguarding the welfare of nurses,” he told reporters after launching the National Liver Health Initiative Roadmap 2026-2030 at Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, here today.

Dzulkefly said other measures included maintaining the 42-hour working week for nurses on shift duty, expanding training and promotion opportunities, and offering greater flexibility in placements through a mutual exchange system.

He said nurses were among those who benefited most from the mutual exchange system, with recruitment also being expedited to fill existing vacancies.

Dzulkefly said the MOH no longer recruited nurses on a contract basis, with all new recruits offered permanent appointments.

Meanwhile, he said the MOH was working with the Ministry of Finance to expedite the absorption of contract pharmacists into permanent positions.

As of July, 3,545 contract pharmacists were still serving with the MOH, while another 115 were on the reserve list or awaiting permanent appointments, he said.

Dzulkefly expressed hope that the appointment process could be expedited to enable these pharmacists to enter the permanent service. — Bernama

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卫生部正通过福利支持和职业发展机会来加强护士的招聘和留任，以遏制护士出国移民的现象。

薪资调整和增加激励措施，例如提高基础后激励金，旨在保持公共护理服务的竞争力。

对于新护士来说，永久职位将取代合同制职位；目前正在开展合作，将合同药剂师纳入永久职位。

吉隆坡，10 月 11 日讯——卫生部正在加快护士招聘，并通过改善福利支持和职业发展机会，加强留住现有护士的力度，以应对护士外流的问题。

卫生部长拿督斯里祖基菲里·阿末表示，这些措施包括根据公共服务薪酬制度（SSPA）调整薪资，以及为符合条件的人员提供奖励和津贴，包括将基本工资后奖励从每月100令吉增加到200令吉。

“卫生部的首要任务是确保公共护理服务保持竞争力，同时保障护士的福利，”他今天在马来西亚国立大学端姑慕赫里兹校长医院启动2026-2030年国家肝脏健康倡议路线图后告诉记者。

祖基菲里表示，其他措施包括维持轮班护士每周 42 小时的工作时间，扩大培训和晋升机会，并通过互惠交换制度提供更大的工作安排灵活性。

他表示，护士是互惠交流制度的最大受益者之一，同时招聘工作也在加快，以填补现有空缺。

祖基菲里表示，卫生部不再以合同制方式招聘护士，所有新员工都将获得永久职位。

与此同时，他表示，卫生部正与财政部合作，加快将合同药剂师转为正式职位。

他说，截至7月，仍有3545名合同药剂师在卫生部任职，另有115名药剂师在后备名单上或等待永久任命。

祖基菲里表示希望加快任命程序，使这些药剂师能够尽快进入正式编制。——马新社

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