E. Timor to have health academy

E. Timor to have health academy

DILI, East Timor: The provincial office of the health ministry
will establish an academy of health in East Timor next year to
improve the quality of nurses in the province.

The academy will have three departments, treatment, nutrition
and environmental health, the head of East Timor's provincial
office of the health ministry, Dr. Samuel Munaiseche told Antara
over the weekend.

"We deem it urgent to establish an academy here due to the
ever increasing demands from the public that badly needs better
and faster health services," he said.

Samuel said the academy is open to graduates of senior high
schools.

He said his office will not have difficulty finding lecturers
for the academy as the province has many medical doctors and
qualified paramedics. (bas)