Deployment of Nurses Overseas was Suspended
Suspension on the deployment of healthcare workers abroad as the 5,000-annual quota has been reached.
Suspension on the deployment of healthcare workers abroad as the 5,000-annual quota has been reached.
As the number of deployed health workers abroad has reached its limit of 5,000 health workers annually, the Philippine government suspended the further deployment of nurses, nursing assistants, and nursing aides overseas.
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The administrator of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), Bernard Olalia, issued a statement over the weekend through the agency’s website that the processing of permits for healthcare workers abroad has been suspended immediately. Also, according to the administrator’s statement, health workers who have received their employment certificates prior to the suspension are still allowed to depart and work abroad.
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Thousands of health workers are sent to work abroad every year, but with the present surge in coronavirus cases in the Philippines, the country is trying to reinforce its health care system. As of this writing, 7,470 new cases are recorded, bringing the total to 1.29 million.
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