Nurse Recruitment Drive
The Sri Lankan government has announced plans to recruit 13,000 nursing officers over a three-year period to address staff shortages in hospitals. This initiative includes both new recruitment and recent appointments of nursing officers to the health service.
"We're recruiting 13,000 nurses by 2029" sounds great until you realize that's basically saying "we'll fix the problem... eventually, maybe, pending finance approval." Meanwhile, the 2,819 nurses already hired are probably still waiting for their job letters.
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The government plans to recruit 13,000 nurses between 2027 and 2029 to address staff shortages in hospitals across Sri Lanka, Health Minister Dr Nalinda Jayatissa announced. The recruitment plan will be implemented subject to approval from the Ministry of Finance's Department of https://t.co/MALpfUlWZg
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