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1.2.4 Nurse

In Malaysia, the nursing profession continuously evolving in line with the technological
advancement in medicine, industrial revolution and to meet the Need and Demand of the
population.

The number of nurses has increased tremendously over the past ten years and makes a
significant improvement in nurse to population ratio. In the year 2007, nurse to population
ratio was 1: 942 has improved to 1: 305 in 2015. The public-private ratio in 2015 was about 2
to 1 with 69,590 of nurse work in the public sector as compared to 30,335 in the private sector.

To be a registered nurse, the graduates have to undergo a training course in recognized
training premises, which fulfil the requirements stipulated by the Malaysian Nursing
Board. Both public and private nursing colleges and universities offer training services.
Currently, there are 76 public and private institutions offering diploma and degree in
nursing programmes. MOH is the main provider for nurse training courses in Malaysia.
According to data from Malaysian Nursing Board (MNB), a total number of 149,160
nurses received their registration in 2015; with 99,752 nurses renewed their annual
practising certificate (APC) and 5,852 nurses are newly registered. Based on the APC
issued, 95.74% of them are female and the median age of the nurses was in the age
range 25-34 years old. Table 6 shows the key facts on nurses in Malaysia in 2015.

Table 6: Key Facts on Nurse in Malaysia, 2015

Total number of nurses in Malaysia 99,925
• Total number of nurses in the Ministry of Health 64,016
• Total number of nurses in other government agency 5,574
• Total number of nurses in private sector 30,335
Nurses to population ratio 1: 305
Source: Ministry of Health, 2016

Total number of registered Nurses 149,160
Nurses received Annual Practising Certificate (APC) 105,604
• New registration 5,852
• Renew APC 99,752
• Proportion of public and private practice based on APC 70% public,
issued 30% private
• Male to female ratio 4% male,
96% female
• Median age 25-34 years
• Percentage nurses aged < 25 years old 0.4%
• Percentage of nurses aged 25-34 years old 54.3%

• Percentage of nurses aged 35-44 years old 25.5%
• Percentage of nurses aged 45-54 years old 11.5%
• Percentage of nurses aged 55-64 years old 6.6%
• Percentage of nurses aged ≥ 65 years old 1%
Source: Malaysian Nursing Board

SUPPLY AND NEEDS-BASED REQUIREMENT PROJECTIONS OF MALAYSIAN HUMAN
RESOURCES FOR HEALTH USING SYSTEM DYNAMICS APPROACH 2016 - 2030