MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): Instead of tapping unlicensed nurses to fill the vacancies in the health-care sector, as proposed by Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa, the government should instead prioritise the passage of a comprehensive nursing bill that would narrow the pay gap between private and public nurses.
“This [proposal of Herbosa] ... should not be a priority and needs careful study first,” Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) president Melvin Miranda told the Inquirer.
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