Singapore has responded to the acute nursing shortages in recent years with aggressive recruitment and retention strategies targeting both local and foreign nurses.
Health Minister Ong Ye Kung has announced a slew of initiatives and efforts to recruit more in the past year, in addition to granting permanent residency status to about 700 nurses each year from 2018 to 2022.
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