The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) said Thursday it will discuss with the state universities and colleges (SUCs) offering nursing programs the possible implementation of a return service program to address the shortage of nurses in the Philippines.
CHED chairman Prospero de Vera III made the remark after President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. instructed commission todue to migration which has been affecting the local delivery of healthcare services.
As for private schools, De Vera said it might be difficult to implement such considering that they are not subsidized by the government, unless they have a scholarship program for nursing students.which grants scholarships to poor but deserving Filipino students in medical schools and provides them with free required textbooks, uniform, and living allowances, among others.
During the Private Sector Advisory Council Healthcare Sector group meeting on Wednesday, Marcos said the government has to be clever about the healthcare manpower as the country produces the best nurses.
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