Dili, November 09, 2026 [Média Democracia] – The Recruitment Commission for specialized career vacancies at the Guido Valadares National Hospital (HNGV) affirms that it has not yet received official complaints from candidate applicants regarding allegations of written test questions that were allegedly leaked before the test. However, the commission reported that a meeting and internal investigation had been held to verify the allegation.
The President of the Recruitment Committee Jury, who is also the Director of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Support Services HNGV, Vidal de Jesus Lopes, affirmed that the committee received information about the concerns of candidates, especially applicants for the general medical area, but has not received an official letter of claim.
Vidal de Jesus Lopes explained that the recruitment process consists of three phases, namely document selection, electronic written test and interview.
“In this recruitment phase, the first phase is the selection of documents, the second phase is the electronic written test, and the third phase is the interview.
He explained the electronic written test for each professional area uses different questions, not the same questions for all candidates.
These professional areas include general practitioners, nurses, midwives, allied technicians, radiology, blood banks, pharmacy, nutrition, biomedical technicians, medical records and dentistry.
On the alleged leaked test question, Vidal de Jesus Lopes said the committee saw information circulating on social media, including WhatsApp, about resumes and reference materials shared by candidates.
“In principle, every candidate has the right to learn and prepare himself through various books and references related to the area of specialty he is applying in. However, so far we have not received any official letter of claim addressed to the Jury team,” he explained.
He also affirmed the commission has held meetings and internal investigations to verify the allegation. According to the results of the internal investigation he reported, neither the Jury team nor the Recruitment Committee distributed electronic test materials to any candidate or applicant.
Vidal said that the electronic system determines the results of the written test, and no one can intervene directly in the evaluation process.
He informed, of the 8,084 applicants who submitted documents, after passing the document selection process and electronic written test, 2,072 candidates managed to advance to the next phase.
“This process is not easy, because from 8,084 applicants, we have reduced to 2,072. In such a process, there are always some candidates who are not satisfied with the result, and that is part of the challenge in the recruitment process,” he said.
He assured the commission will continue to receive claims from candidates regarding the results of the electronic written test, from Monday to Friday during the week.
As for the interview phase, he said that the Jury team will meet to determine the mechanism, schedule and number of candidates who will be interviewed each day, to ensure the process runs according to a clear agenda.
On the other hand, Minister of Health, Élia dos Reis Amaral, informed the Ministry of Health (MS) working together with HNGV and the Public Service Commission (KFP) in the recruitment process for health professionals, and is currently waiting for the results of the commission responsible for this process.
Regarding the allegation of leaked test questions, the Minister of Health affirmed that the test is conducted through an electronic system, and the result depends on the capacity of each candidate.
“I feel that no, because the electronic test we know that according to the capacity that each candidate has. Regarding the message circulating on WhatsApp, candidates can make claims, but the test is according to the capacity that they have,” said Élia dos Reis Amaral.
Earlier, HNGV Vacancy Applicant Spokesperson, Atanásio Flores, affirmed that candidate applicants are not satisfied with the test results that the Recruitment Commission has published.
They consider that the recruitment process for specialized career vacancies at HNGV has indications of unfair practices, including allegations of familiarism, nepotism and favoritism.
“Related to these practices, we have accessed or received evidence that shows that the recruitment committee committed fraud during the written test phase for candidates. Because during the test, we observed that the recruitment committee distributed materials to some candidates who have close relationships such as family, colleagues and others,” he said through a press release in Jard de Kolmera, Kolmera, 5 Friday (06/11).
Atanásio also said that during the written test process, they observed some candidates finish the test in less than 30 minutes. This situation makes them suspect that these candidates have access to the test material before the test is conducted.
“We have found evidence such as photographs of some messages through WhatsApp regarding the exam material distributed to some candidates.In this evidence, the exam questions distributed are the same as the questions that appeared during the test, including the number of questions that have not changed,” he said.
Spokespersons for the applicants said their concern was not only about whether the candidate passed or failed the test, but especially about transparency and integrity in the recruitment process, including allegations of sharing exam materials before the test was conducted.
Reporting: Octaviana da Costa
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