Published May 17, 2021, 6:43 PM
The chairperson of the House Committee on Health on Monday, May 17, urged the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to lift the moratorium on the opening of new programs for nursing amid the shortage of nurses in the country and in many parts of the world.
Rep. Angelina Tan (NPC, Quezon) also called on the House of Representatives to review the CHED-imposed moratorium that was issued in 2010, longe before the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic caused massive effects to international health system, especially the shortage of medical professionals.
The moratorium contained in CHED Memorandum Order No. 32 was imposed on the opening of all undergraduate and graduate programs on nursing and four other courses starting the school year 2011-2012.