{"id":734,"date":"2021-03-11T04:30:54","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T20:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kriesi.at\/themes\/enfold\/?page_id=734"},"modified":"2026-03-16T16:11:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T08:11:25","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hq.moh.gov.my\/nursing\/en\/homepage\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='layer_slider_1'  class='avia-layerslider main_color avia-shadow  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-first  container_wrap sidebar_right'  style='height: 301px;'  ><\/div><div id='after_layer_slider_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-734'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-cneuu-2c4117e5c8925f85391097f24a50e70a\">\n.flex_column.av-cneuu-2c4117e5c8925f85391097f24a50e70a{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-cneuu-2c4117e5c8925f85391097f24a50e70a av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_layerslider  el_before_av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-beknq-5081a70fae821f158603e9273923246c\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-beknq-5081a70fae821f158603e9273923246c{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-beknq-5081a70fae821f158603e9273923246c .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-beknq-5081a70fae821f158603e9273923246c .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-beknq-5081a70fae821f158603e9273923246c av-special-heading-h2  avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >WELCOME TO OFFICIAL PORTAL OF NURSING DIVISION, MINISTRY OF HEALTH<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-1be86e-c0177eb2c504ab7499aa732d8c6af07c '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>As early as the 1800 an, nursing in Malaysia began with the arrival of the East India Company where hospitals for the sick were established in Penang and Singapore.These hospitals were run by the Catholic nuns and which were later replaced by the nurses from England.<\/p>\n<p>Nursing practice in the pre-war era in Malaya then was carried out by nurses who received, on the job training, with lectures given by expatriates i.e. by European sisters, matrons and doctors at the hospital level. 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The emphasis of nursing practice then was the curative aspects of patient care.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The chronology of events in the formation of Nursing in Malaysia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1923 \u2013 Introduction of legislation for the control of the Practice of Midwifery and the training of midwifes in the Straits Settlement and subsequently in the other states of the Malay Peninsular.<\/p>\n<p>The Nurses Act and Nurses Registration Ordinance were enacted to control the practice of nursing.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap av-r2icu-b6dd3290f0a4378909674f639ffbb5b4-wrap avia-button-left  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last '><a href='https:\/\/hq.moh.gov.my\/nursing\/en\/about-us\/'  class='avia-button av-r2icu-b6dd3290f0a4378909674f639ffbb5b4 av-link-btn avia-icon_select-yes-right-icon avia-size-x-large avia-position-left avia-color-theme-color'   aria-label=\"+ VIEW HISTORY &amp; BACKGROUND .\"><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >+ VIEW HISTORY & BACKGROUND .<\/span><span class='avia_button_icon avia_button_icon_right avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue87d' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-imjge-65dc324463b4f176de971ee8fc7166ee\">\n.flex_column.av-imjge-65dc324463b4f176de971ee8fc7166ee{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-imjge-65dc324463b4f176de971ee8fc7166ee av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_three_fourth  el_before_av_hr  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lloo1lmr-e8846f9e1d7fcc2fadbd2af6a0df1842\">\n.iconbox.av-lloo1lmr-e8846f9e1d7fcc2fadbd2af6a0df1842 .iconbox_icon{\ncolor:#f91d00;\n}\n.iconbox.av-lloo1lmr-e8846f9e1d7fcc2fadbd2af6a0df1842 .iconbox_icon.avia-svg-icon svg:first-child{\nfill:#f91d00;\nstroke:#f91d00;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .iconbox.av-lloo1lmr-e8846f9e1d7fcc2fadbd2af6a0df1842 .iconbox_content_title{\ncolor:#f91d00;\n}\n<\/style>\n<article  class='iconbox iconbox_left av-lloo1lmr-e8846f9e1d7fcc2fadbd2af6a0df1842  avia-builder-el-6  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class=\"iconbox_content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Icon: NEW\"><div class='iconbox_icon heading-color avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue809' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  ><\/div><h3 class='iconbox_content_title '  itemprop=\"headline\" >NEW<\/h3><\/header><div class='iconbox_content_container '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a href=\"https:\/\/hq.moh.gov.my\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/V8-1st-Anouncement-JMNC-2026-Final.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">+ Call for Abctracts &#8211; 29th Joint Malaysia-Singapore Nursing Conference (JMSNC) 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hq.moh.gov.my\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Takwim-LJM-LBM-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">+ Taqwim LJM\/LBM for Year 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><\/div><div  class='hr av-ac0ji-ba3d332fed16c64c01148f87714e3c57 hr-default  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a Page excerpt. 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