KUCHING, May 25 — Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian today said a total of 273 government doctors resigned from the Sarawak Health Department from the year 2018 to March this year for a variety of reasons.Dr Sim, who is also the minister holding a watching brief on health services in the state, however, said there is an overall increase of 48 per cent of medical officers and specialists in Sarawak over the last six years, despite the resignations of the 273 medical personnel.
“However, there is a decrease in the number of community nurses graduating from Nursing Colleges over the last four years because the Ministry of Health is now focusing on training more staff nurses,” he said. He said the state government has highlighted the need to improve the health services in Sarawak through the meetings of the Special Council on the Malaysia Agreement 1963 .
He said the state government will continue to pursue these issues under the Special Council for MA63.