DOH, DMW begin talks on exchange programs with nations needing health workers

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Health workers from the government-run Philippine General Hospital hold placards as they ask the government to release their risk allowances amid rising Covid-19 coronavirus infections, in Manila on August 26, 2021.

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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health said it has started talks with the Department of Migrant Workers for possible exchange programs with other nations that need medical workers.

 

DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said this during a meeting with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and representatives of the healthcare cluster of the Private Sector Advisory Council on Thursday, according to a release of the Office of the Press Secretary. 

 

According to Vergeire, the DMW plans to secure deals with bilateral partners to provide funds for scholarships.

 

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