The Government will commit more policy advantage and financial resources to support the work of nurses to further fulfil the people’s needs for medical services.

The Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On, disclosed this in a meeting with the President of the International Council of Nurses, Ms Judith Shamian, in the Government Headquarters on 4 February, when they also shared views on developing local medical services and advancing nursing professionals.

On behalf of the Special Administrative Region Government, Mr Chui welcomed Ms Shamian’s visit and her suggestions on the development of nursing in Macao, and said that the Council’s long-term support in training and promotion of international exchanges had helped build a better medical team in Macao.

Ms Shamian told Mr Chui that the Council, with a membership of 1.6 million nurses in some 130 countries and regions, aimed to establish a network for better mutual exchanges and services enhancement.

Visiting here at the invitation of the Nurses Association of Macau, Ms Shamian also shared her views on accreditation and legislation with the Director of the Health Bureau, Mr Lei Chin Ion.

She said Macao’s experience in community healthcare centres was worth learning from. With regards to the medical infrastructure, she said the ratio of medical staff deployed was in accordance with the local population and other scientific approaches.