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Three foreign nurses on Friday passed the Japanese nursing exam, the first to do so under Japan’s drive to attract Asians to help ease the nation’s severe shortage of nurses.
When the foreign worker levy hike kicks in on 1 Jul, hiring Filipino staff like nurse Benilda T Bautista is going to cost Ren Ci Hospital and Medicare Centre $50 to $70 more a month.
By Macon Ramos-Araneta - www.manilastandardtoday.com
Brain drain or the loss of skilled intellectual and technical employees has plagued government and private hospitals in the last two years, causing the permanent closure of 200 institutions across the country and the partial shut down of another 800.
By Jenny F. Manongdo
Seeing no end to the outmigration of Filipino nurses and doctors, a former health secretary has taken steps to “tame the exodus” and achieve a win-win situation for both the Philippines and foreign countries employing our medical professionals.
