Ministry of Health ,Nutrition and
Indeginous Medicine is considering to recruit more males to the Government Hospital nursing staff according to the Ministry sources.
Out of the Total number of around 31,000 nurses currently working in Government Hospitals ,around 1550 are males and that is 5 percent of the total nursing staff the sources have stated.
Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne has informed the Government Nursing Officers Union during a discussion held with them at the Ministry recently the Ministey's decision on increasing the number of male nurses of the hospitals.
Minister has also directed a Deputy Director General of Health Services Donald Murage to examine the male nurses percentage in other countries and submitted a report to him .
Indeginous Medicine is considering to recruit more males to the Government Hospital nursing staff according to the Ministry sources.
Out of the Total number of around 31,000 nurses currently working in Government Hospitals ,around 1550 are males and that is 5 percent of the total nursing staff the sources have stated.
Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne has informed the Government Nursing Officers Union during a discussion held with them at the Ministry recently the Ministey's decision on increasing the number of male nurses of the hospitals.
Minister has also directed a Deputy Director General of Health Services Donald Murage to examine the male nurses percentage in other countries and submitted a report to him .
