The Department of Health (DOH) expressed its support to the proposed bill that aims to mandate new doctors to work in the country for one year before they could seek employment abroad. | ManilaBulletin READ:
The proposed measure, House Bill No. 6232 or the Mandatory Medical Service Bill, seeks to address the shortage of physicians in government hospitals and local health facilities.
However, Vergeire said that proper guidelines should be crafted to ensure that the rights of new doctors will not be violated. The Alliance of Health Workers is not in favor of this proposed measure, saying that this will not solve the problem of medical worker migration.
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