Make long-term plans to end nurses shortage, says global council

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The International Council of Nurses says the shortage has been exacerbated by high-income nations hiring experienced nurses from Asian countries like Malaysia.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/11/25/make-long-term-plans-to-end-nurses-shortage-says-global-council/  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/11/25/rangka-pelan-jangka-panjang-tamat-kekurangan-jururawat-gesa-majlis-global/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #InternationalCouncilOfNurses #Nurse #Healthcare

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00:00The government must develop a long-term plan to address a critical shortage of nurses,

00:06says the International Council of Nurses.

00:08The council's CEO, Howard Catton, said Malaysia's shortage has been exacerbated by high-income

00:14nations hiring nurses from Asia with better pay and working conditions.

00:19Catton said a decade-long plan is needed with a focus on better wages, working conditions,

00:24safety and career prospects in order to attract and retain talent.

00:29We're hearing countries who are increasing their supply of nurses, but the demand is

00:36growing faster than the supply, so the gap is getting wider.

00:41It takes three years to educate a nurse, other healthcare professionals.

00:45So have a plan, have a long-term plan, identify the funding for it as well.

00:51It needs to be fully, it needs to be fully funded.

00:54Catton said the plan should aim to bring nurses' salaries, currently ranging from

00:58RM2,600 to RM3,800 in public hospitals, closer to the national average monthly salary of

01:05RM6,610.

01:08He also called for greater investment in the nursing profession and in health workers.

01:13Poor care where there is harm done to people in countries is estimated to cost countries

01:22as much as 10% of GDP when you don't deliver great care.

01:28When you do invest in healthcare, you keep people healthy, you keep them working, you

01:33keep them engaged in society.

01:35So you also, the evidence shows, there's an economic boost through investing in healthcare.

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