DOH says deployment of more doctors to Cebu City voluntary for now

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DOH says deployment of more doctors to Cebu City voluntary for now
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The Department of Health acknowledges the issues raised with its initial plan to deploy rural health physicians from other areas to Cebu City.

The doctors were supposed to be sent in 4 batches of 10, for two weeks at a time, followed by another 14-day quarantine period.

But some rural health doctors decried the DOH order, saying they were not consulted on their reassignments. They appealed to the health department to reconsider the move, warning it could compromise health in far-flung areas.

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