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UAE to hire new batch of female nurses

DUBAI, July 22, 2017

The UAE's Ministry of Health and Prevention has announced that it is hiring seven nursing students who got their Bachelor’s degrees and completed their four-year studies under the “enhancing the attractiveness of  nursing as a profession  initiative”.

Also 17 nurses who were part of the Nursing Bridging Program and another eight from the Master's Program in Nursing will be joining back from their educational leave, said the ministry in a statement.

Additionally, the ministry will grant 45 scholarships to qualified female and male secondary students in general and advanced branches planning to take up a Bachelor's degree in Nursing.

Interested students must have a 70 per cent average in the advanced section and 75 per cent in the general branch, it added.

The ministry said in addition to monthly stipends of Dh4,500 ($1224), these scholars will be assigned to a ministry-run hospital after graduation.

Dr Yousef Al Serkal, the assistant undersecretary for the hospitals sector, pointed out that the ministry was committed towards achieving the national initiative of enhancing the attractiveness of the nursing profession.

"We are encouraging citizens to enter the profession of nursing and join the health sector through providing many incentives and advantages that contribute to strengthening the health institutions to be active and provide an important addition to the country’s health sector," noted Dr Al Serkal.

"We are keen on increasing the number of nursing professionals to improve the quality and efficiency of health care services and meet the needs of the health sector in the country," he added.

Dr Sumaya Mohammad Abbas, the director of nursing department at the ministry, said it is working towards developing the skills of all citizens who aspire to become nurses.

"It seeks to attract both male and female students to the profession to increase the number of qualified nursing staff in the country. One of our most important achievements so far is to raise the interest of male students in this particular field. In fact, our program has five additional male students this year to reach a total of seven with the Ministry aiming to increase the number further along with their female counterparts," stated Dr Abbas.

According to her, the ministry also provides scholarships to nurses working in the ministry-run facilities to encourage them to join the Nursing Bridging and Master’s Programs as part of their continuous training and development.

“About 13 female nursing students, 22 nurses in the Nursing Bridging Program, and eight nurses in the Master’s Program are expected to graduate next year and will be assigned in various Ministry-run hospitals located across the country,” she added.-TradeArabia News Service




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