Hire more and pay better, nurses say after woes brought up at presidential debate

Medical workers screen patients for possible COVID-19 before admission at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) in Quezon City on April 18, 2020.

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MANILA, Philippines — An organization of nurses called on presidential and vice-presidential candidates in the May elections to raise their salaries and to push for a safe nurse-to-patient ratio to better protect the rights and welfare of medical frontliners.

The Filipino Nurses United made the call Monday after several aspirants who attended the presidential debate hosted by CNN Philippines on Sunday shared their plans to keep underpaid and overworked nurses at home if elected.

"The Filipino Nurses United wants genuine change in the health care delivery system so that the work and life conditions of nurses in our country will be improved," FNU President Maristela Abenojar told Philstar.com.

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