Plagued by oversupply of nurses

MANILA: The Philippines has an oversupply of nurses this year as “world-class schools” in the country continue to produce thousands of nurses and some diploma mill schools churn out countless numbers of practical nurses.

University of the Philippines College of Nursing Dean Dr Josefina Tuazon and Philippine Nurses Association National President Leah Paquiz disclosed that the oversupply of nurses is fast becoming the country’s problem even as deployment abroad may be the “first choice” for these graduates.