Group says RP facing shortage of doctors

[darkwing]

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http://www.inq7.net/globalnation/sec.../apr/22-01.htm

sad

[darkwing]

The Philippines has less than 1,000 anesthetists and a single practitioner juggles the needs of the surgeons in the northern coast of Mindanao, the country's second largest island.

Two government hospitals in the central island of Negros have threatened to shut down unless Congress raises the salaries of government doctors, he adds.

One medical school has closed while 10 others "have manifested their intention to close if enrollment does not increase this coming school year as more students are more interested in going directly into nursing rather than medical school," Castro said.

makes one weep at the diaspora (

[Spec-V]

Im not suprised @ all....

[dairyman]

tua na sa laing nasod nag NURSE balik, why? its simple, they are paid more...

[dmcebu]

E SURRENDER NA SA AMERICA ANG PINAS.dli na kaya hasta mga doctor nanglangyaw na.

[walking_by]

sagdi lang, kung ma doctor na nya ko. bwahahaha!

[AtHeNa.116]

mahal ang tuition sa med school, konti lang nakakaafford, at ung mga nakakatapos nman, after some time of workin here, nag-aabroad nlang kc mas well-paid ang doctors dun. others nman nagni-nurse nlang, kc well-paid din.

[anniepetilla]

the upcoming JPEPA (japan philippine economic patnership agreement) will most probably aggravate this situation. actually, bilateral trades are never without a catch especially when we are a party to it, but this one which is supposed to expand trade relations with Japan is something that our government should take with a grain of salt. It entails lowering or even eradicating trade barriers like quota and taxes (free trade accordson agricultural and industrial sector mainly) and exploting philippine labor since japan's population is old...they need more caregivers and medical practitioners. yen is more attractive than measly pesos so you could expect our harried nurses not to lose this opportunity. ang mabilin nlang diri mga albularyo. kaluoy oi.

[monochrome_delirious]

-->The brain drain is so huge it is threatening the very fabric of the nation.

-->[It is estimated] that 2,000 doctors leave the country each year, while about 1,000 graduate from medical schools.


Tsk, tsk, tsk. How true. And how sad.

[darkwing]

Please save nalang for medical purposes or get a comprehensive health insurance..