Health Secretary Ted Herbosa is looking at tapping nursing graduates without a license to combat the shortage in the local health workforce.
The newly installed health chief bared this plan during a chance interview with reporters on Thursday, as he noted that there are 4,800 vacant positions for nurses in the government
[Translation: I talked to one of the PRC commissioners, let us allow those with diplomas to work in the government and I'll give them three to five years to pass their board exam.]
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