Three thousand newly graduated nurses are looking for employment, but public hospitals cannot hire them. The situation is due to the lack of approval of the organizational development plans (PDO) for 2026, documents necessary for the Ministry of Finance to authorize new hires in the public sector.
Without the approval of the PDO, hospitals do not have authorization to open new positions, which blocks the integration of thousands of nurses into the job market. This situation directly affects professionals who have completed their training and expect to be placed in the public health sector.
The problem arises at a time when the health system already faces significant difficulties in guaranteeing adequate care to the population. The inability to hire nurses increases the pressure on professionals already in service and may compromise the quality of services provided.
The competent authorities have not yet indicated when the organizational development plans for 2026 will be available, leaving unresolved this impasse that affects thousands of young professionals and the functioning of public hospitals.
