Health Minister Fahrettin Koca shares update on hiring of 35,000 public health personnel

Health Minister Fahrettin Koca made a post on his social media account following President Erdoğan's speech at the opening ceremony of the city hospital and connecting road in İzmir.

"35,000 NEW COLLEAGUES ARE COMING"

Koca expressed the following:

"35,000 people. Our President has delivered the long-awaited news. Starting next month, 35,000 new colleagues will join our Ministry of Health in various branches, including 15,000 nurses and 8,000 permanent workers."

35.000 Kişi. Cumhurbaşkanımız beklenen haberi verdi. Sağlık Bakanlığımıza gelecek ay itibarıyla 15.000’i hemşire, 8.000’i sürekli işçi olmak üzere, çeşitli branşlarda 35.000 yeni çalışma arkadaşı geliyor. pic.twitter.com/5oHh46aRZU

— Dr. Fahrettin Koca (@drfahrettinkoca) January 27, 2024

In his post, Koca also included a clip from President Erdoğan's remarks regarding the personnel recruitment.

In his statement, Erdoğan had said, "We have revived vocational training. We have provided all our cities with the most modern healthcare services. We have strengthened our human resources with nearly 1.5 million health workers, 310,000 of whom are doctors. Next month, we are hiring 35,000 more health personnel for the public sector, 15,000 of whom will be nurses."

News Source: AA