Johanna Meneses, 32, a registered nursed recruited from the Philippines ... than any other single group, health-care workers bore the brunt of the covid-19 pandemic. In the early days and weeks ...

The DOH and DBM have requested a COA special audit of health emergency allowance payments amid additional appeals and requests from health facilities.

The Philippines is short of about 190,000 health workers while many decide to work ... of unlicensed nurses to work as "critical care associates" in hospitals to address the country's nurse ...

Xenophobic sentiments like this were frequently directed toward Filipino Americans working in healthcare during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. At that time, public health officials advised ...

MANILA, Philippines — An additional ... The PHEBA program covers all benefits of health care workers, including the health emergency allowance or one COVID-19 allowance, special risk allowance ...

Apart from the COVID-19's direct impact ... developed the 'Health-COVE Project', to assist local academics and the public health workers and LGUS on the Philippines. Aimed at helping nurses ...