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A group of nurses is urging the International Labor Organization-High-Level Tripartite Mission to look into possible violations of work standards in the nursing profession.

(File photo) MANILA - The Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PHAPI) on Monday asked the government to regulate the overseas employment of healthcare workers (HCWs), especially nurses. PHAPI president Dr. Rene de Grano said in a televised public briefing that the major cause of declining numbers of HCWs is nurses leaving the country. "Siguro naman po ay dapat kontrolin ng gobyerno iyan. Hindi naman po naman namin sinasabi na i-stop o pigilan iyan (The government may need...

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): In March, 24-year-old Marie Umalla left for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with the dream of providing for her family.

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The world may fall short of as much as 5.6 million nurses by 2030, based on the projections of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) State of World Nursing Report in 2020. Filipino nurses, meanwhile, are the best for their countrymen and the choice of the world, as spelled out in…

Published December 21, 2020, 9:51 AM LEGAZPI CITY(PNA) – At least 14 health personnel under the Nurse Deployment Program (NDP) of the Department of Health (DOH) in Bicol were rescued on Saturday by members of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) when their motorized boat capsized after being smashed by big waves off the coast of Rapu-Rapu town in Albay. Gremil Naz, Office of Civil Defense (OCD)-Bicol spokesperson, said rescued were 13 nurses, a midwife, and two boatmen. Naz said the DOH-NDP team ...