Opportunity for Region XI Nurses...

“There is a continuing demand of nurses abroad but Philippines has been producing so much that both local and foreign employment can afford.”

This pushed DOLE to assist unemployed nurses by way of allowing them to form cooperatives and manage nurses’ clinics under the supervision of trained and experienced nurses.

Region XI was chosen to pilot this project getting support from local government units, the Department of Health, Board of Nursing-Professional Regulation Commission, University of the Philippines College of Nursing, Philippine Nurses Association and others.

This P1.2 million project grants P300,000 per cooperative per province in the region. There shall be at least 500 members per cooperative for a city and at least 1,000 members for province.

The grant may be used to get the home health care business started. For the first semester of 2010, only 5 cooperatives in the pilot region will be assisted with the grant.

Local government units may also take advantage of this project by tapping members of the cooperative to be deployed in far-flung barangays where they can perform both as health educator and health care provider and will be compensated for their services by the local government or by the sponsoring organization.

Roque admitted that the project is yet on its early phase and still needs establishment of mechanisms by supporting agencies.

However, the nursing sector represented by the Philippine Nursing Association takes the project as the answer to the problems in the industry.
This has opened a new window to the unemployed in the nursing sector.


What do you guys think? This project has been piloted in our region, I see this as an opportunity. Post your comments or if you are interested please click this link...