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T431 0-49 Sentence denotes 6 INEQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS
T432 50-274 Sentence denotes The toll that the COVID‐19 pandemic has taken on the country’s human resources for health (HRH) reminds us of the impact of the continuing migration of doctors, nurses, and other health care personnel to developed countries.
T433 275-465 Sentence denotes Figures from the Professional Regulations Commission show that out of 84,783 licensed Filipino physicians, only 28,428 are actually practicing in the country.65 Dela Rosa, R. (2020, May 13).
T434 466-522 Sentence denotes Sponsorship Speech, Committee Report 86, Senate Bill No.
T435 523-528 Sentence denotes 1520.
T436 529-555 Sentence denotes Senate of the Philippines.
T437 556-647 Sentence denotes Retrieved May 18, 2020, from http://www.senate.gov.ph/press_release/2020/0513_delarosa1.asp
T438 648-809 Sentence denotes And while the country licensed an average of 26,000 nurses from 2012 to 2016, there were around 18,500 who moved abroad each year.66 Bloomberg. (2020, April 25).
T439 810-878 Sentence denotes PH, Supplier of World’s Nurses, Struggles to Fight COVID‐19 at Home.
T440 879-895 Sentence denotes Manila Bulletin.
T441 896-1021 Sentence denotes Retrieved April 27, 2020, from https://mb.com.ph/2020/04/25/ph‐supplier‐of‐worlds‐nurses‐struggles‐to‐fight‐covid‐19‐at‐home/
T442 1022-1174 Sentence denotes There is an estimated shortage of 23,000 nurses nationwide and yet there are approximately 150,000 Filipino nurses working in the United States.67 Ibid.
T443 1175-1513 Sentence denotes According to Michael Obrigo and Danica Ortiz, researchers from the Philippine Institute of Development Studies, “less than 25 percent of cities and municipalities have HHR (human health resource) density above the 41 physicians, nurses and midwives per 10,000 population recommended by the WHO [in 2016].”68 Macaraeg, P. (2020, March 28).
T444 1514-1576 Sentence denotes About 75% of Cities, Towns in Philippines Lack Health Workers.
T445 1577-1585 Sentence denotes Rappler.
T446 1586-1708 Sentence denotes Retrieved July 27, 2020, from https://rappler.com/nation/about‐75‐pecent‐cities‐towns‐philippines‐lack‐health‐workers‐pids
T447 1709-2023 Sentence denotes According to 2017 statistics, among the 17 regions of the country, the number of doctors ranged from 10.6 to 0.9 (average of 3.9), the number of nurses ranged from 15.8 to 4.2 (average of 8.6), and the number of midwives ranged from 9.9 to 2.3 (average of 4.1) per 10,000 population.69 Dayrit, M.M., et al. (2018).
T448 2024-2094 Sentence denotes The Philippines Health System Review Health Systems in Transition Vol.
T449 2095-2100 Sentence denotes 8 No.
T450 2101-2108 Sentence denotes 2 2018.
T451 2109-2119 Sentence denotes New Delhi:
T452 2120-2183 Sentence denotes World Health Organization, Regional Office for South‐East Asia.
T453 2184-2315 Sentence denotes Retrieved April 24, 2020, from https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/274579/9789290226734‐eng.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
T454 2316-2569 Sentence denotes To keep up with the continuing requirements for HRH, emergency hiring has been going on at a frenetic pace, sometimes to the extent of including interns who still lack the experience that would otherwise have been necessary.70 Anonymous. (2020, May 18).
T455 2570-2633 Sentence denotes DOH to Deputize Med Grads to Assist in Nat’l COVID‐19 Response.
T456 2634-2655 Sentence denotes Department of Health.
T457 2656-2793 Sentence denotes Retrieved July 27, 2020, from https://www.doh.gov.ph/press‐release/DOH‐to‐deputize‐med‐grads‐to‐assist‐in‐nat%E2%80%99l‐covid‐19‐response
T458 2794-2904 Sentence denotes As part of COVID‐19 measures, the DOH issued a call for volunteer doctors and nurses in three state hospitals.
T459 2905-3121 Sentence denotes In response, almost 600 Filipino doctors and nurses volunteered regardless of experience and readiness to address the needs in stations for which they have not been thoroughly prepared.71 Anonymous. (2020, March 28).
T460 3122-3185 Sentence denotes Nearly 600 Doctors, Nurses, Volunteer for COVID‐19 Fight in PH.
T461 3186-3199 Sentence denotes ABS‐CBN News.
T462 3200-3330 Sentence denotes Retrieved April 27, 2020, from https://news.abs‐cbn.com/news/03/28/20/nearly‐600‐doctors‐nurses‐volunteer‐for‐covid‐19‐fight‐in‐ph
T463 3331-3446 Sentence denotes This has also been going on in other countries that are more economically endowed.72 Mitchell, J. (2020, March 26).
T464 3447-3535 Sentence denotes Baker Requests Federal Disaster Assistance, Asks Med Schools to Graduate Students Early.
T465 3536-3541 Sentence denotes WBUR.
T466 3542-3640 Sentence denotes Retrieved July 27, 2020, from https://www.wbur.org/news/2020/03/26/baker‐massachusetts‐coronavirus
T467 3641-3689 Sentence denotes , 73 Minder, R., & Peltier, E. (2020, March 24).
T468 3690-3755 Sentence denotes Virus Knocks Thousands of Health Workers out of Action in Europe.
T469 3756-3775 Sentence denotes The New York Times.
T470 3776-3886 Sentence denotes Retrieved July 27, 2020, from https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/24/world/europe/coronavirus‐europe‐covid‐19.html
T471 3887-3918 Sentence denotes , 74 Sopel, J. (2020, April 2).
T472 3919-3974 Sentence denotes Coronavirus: the Young Doctors Being Asked to Play God.
T473 3975-3979 Sentence denotes BBC.
T474 3980-4059 Sentence denotes Retrieved July 27, 2020, from https://www.bbc.com/news/world‐us‐canada‐52137160
T475 4060-4312 Sentence denotes Here, we are made to wonder how this could be happening when, for many years, the Philippines has, in effect, accepted the responsibility of providing care to patients in other countries by encouraging the migration of its own healthcare professionals.
T476 4313-4495 Sentence denotes This encouragement can be seen in the country creating bureaucratic institutions and promoting legislation to facilitate labor migration since the 1970s.75 Ladrido, P. (2020, May 6).
T477 4496-4564 Sentence denotes How the Philippines Became the Biggest Supplier of Nurses Worldwide.
T478 4565-4581 Sentence denotes CNN Philippines.
T479 4582-4680 Sentence denotes Retrieved July 27, 2020, from https://www.cnnphilippines.com/life/culture/2020/5/6/ofw‐nurses.html
T480 4681-4716 Sentence denotes , 76 Mendoza, D.R. (2015, June 16).
T481 4717-4768 Sentence denotes Human Capital: the Philippines’ Labor Export Model.
T482 4769-4791 Sentence denotes World Politics Review.
T483 4792-4921 Sentence denotes Retrieved July 27, 2020, from https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/insights/15998/human‐capital‐the‐philippines‐labor‐export‐model
T484 4922-5199 Sentence denotes The long‐standing dilemma was highlighted again recently when public officials themselves debated a proposal to allow Filipino healthcare workers to leave for abroad in the midst of the pandemic.77 Philippine Overseas Employment Administration Governing Board. (2020, April 5).
T485 5200-5230 Sentence denotes Governing Board Resolution No.
T486 5231-5249 Sentence denotes 09 Series of 2020.
T487 5250-5399 Sentence denotes Retrieved May 17, 2020, from https://www.philembassy.no/newsroom/covid‐19‐public‐advisory‐no‐18‐on‐the‐temporary‐suspension‐of‐overseas‐deployment‐of
T488 5400-5432 Sentence denotes , 78 Aning, J. (2020, April 12).
T489 5433-5484 Sentence denotes DFA Chief Hits Deployment Ban on PH Health Workers.
T490 5485-5498 Sentence denotes Inquirer.net.
T491 5499-5619 Sentence denotes Retrieved May 17, 2020, from https://globalnation.inquirer.net/186772/dfa‐chief‐hits‐deployment‐ban‐on‐ph‐health‐workers
T492 5620-5872 Sentence denotes Eventually, a decision was reached to allow the departure of those who already had legally binding contractual obligations but to temporarily prevent others from entering into new contracts to work abroad.79 Romero, A., & Jaymalin, M. (2020, April 15).
T493 5873-5894 Sentence denotes To Ban or Not to Ban:
T494 5895-5946 Sentence denotes Health Workers Asked to Rethink Plans to Leave Phl.
T495 5947-5956 Sentence denotes One News.
T496 5957-6080 Sentence denotes Retrieved May 17, 2020, from https://www.onenews.ph/to‐ban‐or‐not‐to‐ban‐health‐workers‐asked‐to‐rethink‐plans‐to‐leave‐phl
T497 6081-6115 Sentence denotes , 80 Calonzo, A. (2020, April 14).
T498 6116-6176 Sentence denotes Philippines Relaxes Ban on Nurses Leaving for Jobs Overseas.
T499 6177-6194 Sentence denotes The Jakarta Post.
T500 6195-6337 Sentence denotes Retrieved May 17, 2020, from https://www.thejakartapost.com/seasia/2020/04/14/philippines‐relaxes‐ban‐on‐nurses‐leaving‐for‐jobs‐overseas.html
T501 6338-6538 Sentence denotes More recently, the DOH authorized the recruitment of fresh medical graduates to work as deputized physicians without having to pass medical board examinations.81 CNN Philippines Staff. (2020, May 16).
T502 6539-6629 Sentence denotes DOH to Authorize Medical Graduates to Work as Deputized Physicians during COVID‐19 Crisis.
T503 6630-6649 Sentence denotes CNNPhilippines.com.
T504 6650-6768 Sentence denotes Retrieved May 17, 2020, from https://cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/5/16/doh‐medical‐graduates‐deputized‐physicians.html
T505 6769-6925 Sentence denotes Clearly, the measures described in this section to address the lack of HRH in the context of the COVID‐19 emergency are intended to be in place temporarily.
T506 6926-7096 Sentence denotes Emergency healthcare staff are being recruited to work only during the period of the pandemic under contracts lasting only for 3 months.82 Mercado, N.A. (2020, April 27).
T507 7097-7163 Sentence denotes DBM Approves Hiring of Additional 15,700 Healthcare Professionals.
T508 7164-7177 Sentence denotes Inquirer.net.
T509 7178-7354 Sentence denotes Retrieved May 22, 2020, from https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1265554/dbm‐approves‐doh‐request‐for‐hiring‐of‐additional‐15700‐healthcare‐professionals‐duterte‐report#ixzz6NBzR1XL8
T510 7355-7453 Sentence denotes The ban on deployment of HRH to foreign countries will be lifted as soon as the pandemic subsides.
T511 7454-7564 Sentence denotes Recruitment calls for foreign healthcare jobs have not slowed down, and processing of applications is ongoing.
T512 7565-7703 Sentence denotes The conscription of pre‐licensed fresh medical school graduates to work in emergency healthcare facilities will stop when the crisis ends.
T513 7704-7917 Sentence denotes Hence, the measures cannot be expected to have an impact on the country’s capability to deal with the insufficiency or maldistribution of HRH that will plague the country beyond the period of the current pandemic.
T514 7918-8027 Sentence denotes These measures fail to take into consideration the continuing nature of the issues that need to be addressed.
T515 8028-8101 Sentence denotes They only help to cope with the exacerbation brought about by SARS‐CoV‐2.
T516 8102-8307 Sentence denotes While it is important to deal with the exacerbation, it is even more important in the long run to maintain a level of readiness that can only be attained by ensuring a sound HRH profile within the country.
T517 8308-8603 Sentence denotes As it is, we have a situation where because of poverty, a majority of Filipinos are forced to seek the services of government healthcare facilities that are served by only 4.5% of the country’s doctors, only about 1% of its nurses and about 23% of its midwives.83 Anonymous. (2017, February 21).
T518 8604-8675 Sentence denotes Shortage of Health Professionals in the Philippines, a Growing Concern.
T519 8676-8697 Sentence denotes HealthCareAsia Daily.
T520 8698-8832 Sentence denotes Retrieved May 22, 2020, from http://www.healthcareasia.org/2017/shortage‐of‐health‐professionals‐in‐the‐philippines‐a‐growing‐concern/
T521 8833-9033 Sentence denotes As the country maintains its position as an HRH supplier to much of the developed world, it must do more to improve healthcare access in rural areas as well as in urban yet under‐served areas.84 Ibid.
T522 9034-9259 Sentence denotes While telehealth helps to mitigate problems arising from inequitable HRH distribution, there is a lot to do to improve the overall HRH profile and prepare the healthcare system for the impact of future pandemics or disasters.
T523 9260-9469 Sentence denotes The systemic inequities, rooted as they are in the social determinants of health, are entrenched in the prevailing healthcare system; they perpetrate injustices against disadvantaged sectors of the population.
T524 9470-9548 Sentence denotes These injustices violate the principle of the prioritization of the worst off.
T525 9549-9654 Sentence denotes Similar inequities need also to be addressed in the implementation of quarantine measures in the country.