The Department of Health on Wednesday said it is studying the standardization of salaries of nurses, doctors and healthcare workers to encourage them to stay in the Philippines.
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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has instructed the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to address the shortage on the number of nurses in the country due to migration.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., on Wednesday, 29 March, urged the concerned government agencies to improve the production of drugs locally and maintain a reserve of medicines to be ready for any potential crisis. The Chief Executive made the call during a meeting with the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) healthcare sector group in Malacañang
"Let's maximize the local production. The initial reason why this came up is the supply problems that we encountered during the lockdowns so we need to be prepared. We should be able to produce the local supply of essential medicines," Marcos said in a meeting with the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) healthcare sector group.