{
  "id": 12111192,
  "title": "MNU calls for faster nurse recruitment to address 18pct vacancy rate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/mnu-calls-for-faster-nurse-recruitment-to-address-18pct-vacancy-rate",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-05T08:26:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1548218/mnu-calls-faster-nurse-recruitment-address-18pct-vacancy-rate"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry must expedite the recruitment and placement of nurses to address an 18 per cent vacancy rate in the public healthcare sector, the Malaysian Nurses Union (MNU) said.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}