POEA defers deployment of health workers abroad as PH grapples COVID-19

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POEA defers deployment of health workers abroad as PH grapples COVID-19
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The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has temporarily suspended the deployment of health care workers abroad “to prioritize” human resource in the country. | KAguilarINQ

In a resolution, the POEA’s governing board said the deployment of health workers is suspended “until the national state of emergency is lifted and until

COVID-19-related travel restrictions are lifted at the destination country.”Health workers covered by the suspension of deployment as indicated in the resolution are the following:

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