Starting salary for doctors now is $45k: Dr Waqainabete

Listen to this article:

Minister for Health and Medical Services Dr. Ifereimi Waqainabete during a break in Parliament. Picture: FT FILE

THE starting salary rate for doctors now is $45,000, which in the Health Minister, Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete’s opinion is enough.

Speaking in Parliament earlier today, Dr Waqainabete said salary of doctors today was much better compared to previous years.

He said when he started as a doctor more than 10 years ago, the starting rate for doctors was $17,000.

“Before the pay wasn’t enough, but now in my opinion, I could be wrong, the pay is enough,” Dr Waqainabete said.

“So we are able to recruit and retain.”

He revealed that the highest paid doctor in the health ministry now was paid $140,000 a year.

“So yes, we are able to keep our doctors.”

Array
(
    [post_type] => post
    [post_status] => publish
    [orderby] => date
    [order] => DESC
    [update_post_term_cache] => 
    [update_post_meta_cache] => 
    [cache_results] => 
    [category__in] => 1
    [posts_per_page] => 4
    [offset] => 0
    [no_found_rows] => 1
    [date_query] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [after] => Array
                        (
                            [year] => 2023
                            [month] => 12
                            [day] => 19
                        )

                    [inclusive] => 1
                )

        )

)