40 percent of nurses foreigners: Health Ministry

MALE, May 13 (HNS) - Nearly 40 percent of the nurses currently working in Maldives are foreigners, the Health Ministry said on Sunday. Of the 681 nurses 267 or 39.2 percent are foreigners. Maldivian nurses represent 60.8 percent, according to Health Ministry figures. Even among staff nurses, foreigners number 262 while Maldivians represent 169. The Health Ministry said that the number of youths seeking the profession has been increasing.