{"id":137850,"date":"2023-09-03T11:05:03","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T08:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/?p=137850"},"modified":"2023-09-03T11:05:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T08:05:03","slug":"expats-in-moh-occupy-only-4-percent-non-physician-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/expats-in-moh-occupy-only-4-percent-non-physician-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"Expats in MOH occupy only 4 percent non-physician jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recent statistics have revealed that approximately 96 percent of employees in non-medical roles at the Ministry of Health are Kuwaiti citizens, while around 4 percent are expatriate workers.<\/p>\n<p>These statistics indicate that the Ministry of Health employs approximately 13,781 Kuwaiti nationals in non-medical positions, as opposed to 591 non-Kuwaiti employees.<\/p>\n<p>Health sources have confirmed to Al-Rai that the Ministry is actively implementing a policy of nationalization in accordance with the guidelines outlined in Civil Service Council Resolution No. 11 of 2017, which delineates the rules and procedures for Kuwaitization of government positions. <\/p>\n<p>This policy aims to reduce the number of non-Kuwaiti employees occupying positions earmarked for nationalization, specifically those positions outside the medical field.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, it was highlighted that several decisions have been issued since 2017, resulting in the termination of the contracts of a number of non-Kuwaiti employees in non-medical roles. 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