Philippines lacks 106,000 nurses – DOH

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health said on Thursday, September 29, that the country needs 106,000 nurses both in public and private facilities and hospitals. all over the country, both public and private,” DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a press briefing.

The health official urged Filipino health workers to apply for the positions and coordinate with the DOH’s Human Resources Bureau to process their documents. “Nananawagan po tayo sa ating mga kababayan na our nurses here in the country, midwives in the country, our dentists, and other healthcare professionals, meron tayong vacant na plantilla positions para ma-hire namin kayo,Vergeire said that one of the reasons why the country lacks health workers is migration. She said the DOH wanted to maintain the 7,500 yearly deployment cap.

“Isa po ito sa mga dahilan kung bakit nagkukulang ang mga healthcare workers dito sa ating bansa, specifically doon sa ating mga facilitiesAt the height of the pandemic in 2021, various hospitals had been hit by resignations, aggravating a shortage of manpower and exposing once more the

Let's rephrase your statement that would make MORE sense yea? 🥹 'The meager salary of healthcare workers is the MAIN reason why healthcare workers migrate leading to shortages of nurses in the country.'👌

Obviously po.

No! You made them work like slaves!

“The shitty healthcare system and the underpaying of HCW are among the reasons for the shortage of nurses in the PH.” There, fixed it for u po.

Who knew?

Sobrang baba din po kasi ng sahod nila kaya 🛩...

ayusin nyo ang trato sa mga healthcare workers para di sila umalis ng bansa. sino ba ang gusto malayo sa pamilya? kapit sila sa patalim dahil hindi maayos ang pa sweldo/benefits at working condition nila sa bansa

Philippines lacks 1 Secretary of Dept. of Health!

Rappler ganito ang mga news dapat. Di puru panira.

For a third world country why would they stay here?low standard and low income...

Noong nurse pa'ko. Sabi ng employer namin. Pasalamat daw kami may trabaho kami. Parang hindi sila kumita sa amin. Anak ng p*t* talaga mga ibang mayayaman sa pinas.

Give nurses to work with you. They are underpaid and over work. DOHgovph has poor leadership

Can you blame them...? 🤔 If the grass is greener on the other side of the field...? 🙄

Kumusta na monkeypox, ano na balita.

DOH secretary nga wala, nurses pa kaya? So nasa Singapore si Alamano para maghanap ng appointees? How busy.

We all know why... reap what u sow.

Overworked, underpaid, not much room for professional growth... 🤷🏻‍♀️

Oh NoOOo! I wonder why? Oh yeah! You treat them like shit in here.. and they're being valued alot abroad..

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