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Changing the Face of Nursing in the Philippines

Ethel Doria Sinajon is a 42-year-old registered nurse and married with two children. She was challenged to enrol in nursing as a second courser in a college in Kidapawan City due to her daughter’s condition, who is a type I diabetic. After hearing about Project Entreprenurse from her husband, Mario, she was encouraged to join also because of her daughter’s condition. “I want to share my knowledge on how to manage type I diabetic patients and act as a support group to the parents,” Ethel added.

Elizar Bulac, on the other hand, is a graduate of both BS Nursing and BS Physical Therapy. “Business is rooted in of our family. My father is a retired business manager and my mother ran her own business. I worked in a hospital for two (2) years. I also worked as Medical Sales Executive …
[ More ] June 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in PinoyDeal |

DOLE’s Nurses Assigned in Rural Services (NARS)

A. Project Description

Project NARS is a Training cum Deployment Project, jointly implemented by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), the Department of Health (DOH) and the Professional Regulation Commission, Board of Nursing (PRC-BON), designed to mobilize unemployed registered nurses to the 1,000 poorest municipalities of the country to improve the delivery of health care services.

Project NARS is in line with the pump priming strategies under the Economic Resiliency Plan of the Arroyo Administration to mitigate the impact of the global financial crisis, i.e. to save and create as many jobs as possible and expand social protection. This was launched by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on 9 February 2009 during the Multi-Sectoral Summit on “Joining Hands Against the Global Crisis” in Malacanan Palace, Manila.

Project NARS aims to address the glut in inexperienced nurses, promote health of the

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[ More ] December 14th, 2009 | 2 Comments | Posted in PinoyDeal |