The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Thursday, March 30, has identified the challenges and laid out solutions to address the shortage of nurses in the Philippine healthcare system. ManilaBulletin
In a press conference, CHED Chairman Prospero De Vera III noted that the issue of the shortage of nurses is not a “new one” and it is a concern that “we have to address as a country.”
Citing data from the Department of Health , De Vera said that there are 617, 898 nurses licensed to practice. Meanwhile, 51.2 percent or 316,405 Filipino nurses licensed to practice are “migrant health workers.” De Vera said that for the non-compliant HEIs, the government revoked their authority to operate a nursing program.De Vera noted that there is also a need for additional Health Human Resources by increasing the number of enrollees and graduates for new HEIs after lifting the moratorium.
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