The Philippines has a supply of doctors, nurses, and other health workers but only a fraction of them are practicing their professions, Commissioner Erwin Enad of the Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC) told a Senate committee on Monday.
Enad thus remarked at the hearing of a Senate Committee on Sustainable Development Goals on the status of human resources for health in the Philippines.
There are also 182,300 registered midwives in the country but only 38.1 percent or 64,475 are practicing. For physicians, Enad said there are 159,283 registered individuals but 59.70% or 95,039 are active. The Department of Health during the hearing showed that the number of practicing health professionals did not meet the ratio the World Health Organization set.With the 111,572,254 population in the Philippines, the DOH said there was a need for 116,032 physicians and 125,890 nurses to meet the ratio. Meanwhile, there is a 28,580 surplus in midwives.
“ It is a reality that our human health resources, from our doctors, nurses, physical therapists, pharmacists, and many others, our scientists, are pretty much in demand all over the world. They are amazing at their jobs. They are well-trained. And they have very bright futures in other countries.
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