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)