UAE jobs alert: Health ministry, hospitals are hiring
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Ministry announces salaries of up to Dh20,000 per month.
The Ministry of Health and Prevention (Mohap) is offering attractive salary packages for those studying and specialising in nursing sector.
Looking to increase the Emirati nursing staff in hospitals, the ministry recently announced that it would pay upto Dh20,000 monthly salary to fresh Emirati graduates from its affiliated nursing colleges.
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The ministry is also offering to take care of the tuition fees, housing and transportation costs of Emirati nursing students. It is offering a monthly allowance of Dh4,500 to Emirati students in nursing colleges and will further award them scholarships if they want to study for higher degrees in nursing profession such as master’s and doctorate in the UAE or abroad.
UAE Covid vaccine: Minimum age to get jab now 16
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Latest update will help authorities vaccinate the maximum number of people against the coronavirus.
UAE citizens and residents aged 16 years and above can now get the Covid-19 vaccine.
The Ministry of Health and Prevention said the latest update is in line with its keenness to vaccinate the maximum number of people against the coronavirus.
Previously, the minimum age to get the vaccine was 18 years.
The UAE continues to take top spot globally when it comes to vaccinating medically eligible residents against Covid-19.