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Monday, July 20, 2020
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Monday, July 20, 2020
In bid to end strike, ministers agree to hire 2,000 more nurses, 400 doctors
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Health Ministry and Finance Ministry have agreed to increase medical jobs in the state-run healthcare system, in a bid to end a strike by nurses over manpower shortages.
The agreement will see 2,000 more nurses and 400 doctors hired to help the virus-plagued health system, according to Hebrew reports.
The open-ended strike by nurses was launched on Monday morning.
Representatives of the nurses union will meet with Finance Ministry officials later tonight on the labor action.
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