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Formation of the East India Company when hospitals for the sick were established in Penang and Singapore.

The emphasis of nursing practice then was on patient care in hospital which was mainly on the curative aspects.

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Legislation for the control of the Practice of Midwifery and the training of midwives were established

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The Nurses Act was enacted

Establishment of the Nursing Board, with the power to control the training and registration of nurses in the practice of nursing.

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The beginning of the development of health services throughout the country.

The maternal and child health services came to the forefront as an essential part of the National Rural Health Development program.

Public Health Nurse program was started in Penang using the British Society for Health Program curriculum.

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This Public Health Nurse  program was rightly placed in the Public Health Institute, Kuala Lumpur.

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The Nurses Act 1950 was extended to Sarawak and in 1978 to Sabah.

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The integration of Family Planning Service and School Health Program into the healthcare system.

1971: Introduction of Post basic nursing course

1972: Basic training reduce to 3 years

1973: Conversion Midwives to Community

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A relatively well developed public sector health service consisting of rural health network with:

a) urban-based district hospitals (150-400 beds)

b) general hospitals (500-2000 beds)

c) general outpatient department care

d) inpatient care and specialist services which served as referral centres.

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1982: Direct intake school leavers for community nurse training

1983: MCH component introduced in Midwifery Division I

1989: Midwives Div. I new Curriculum

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The graduates of nursing program pass the Final Nursing Board Examination - received a Certificate in General Nursing

By late 1992, the certificate curriculum was upgraded with more theoretical input - to become a diploma curriculum

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Marked the beginning of tertiary education for nursing.

The first university program started in 1993 at the University of Malaya, admitting diploma graduates to prepare them to become nurse educators and nurse administrators.

With the introduction of the four-year degree program, the three-year degree program of the University of Malaya ceased to exist

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There were about 70,000 nurses registered with the Nursing Board.

The nurse-patient ratio was 1:375 where the target by 2015 should be at 1:200 to meet the standards set by World of Health Organisation (WHO).

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Minister of Higher Education  continued to say that institutions of higher learning should concentrate more on degree courses (The STAR, 27th April 2010).