MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Feb. 03 (PIA)--- The Department of Health in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DOH-ARMM) will be deploying around 300 nurses to poor communities in Lanao del Sur next month.
Dr. Kadil Sinolinding, ARMM health secretary, said more than 700 registered nurses will be deployed in the unserved or underserved communities of the region starting March 1 under the Registered Nurses for Health Enhancement and Local Service (RN HEALS).
Of these numbers, 301 will be deployed in Lanao del Sur, 235 in Maguindanao, 91 in Sulu, 68 in Tawi-Tawi, and 50 in Basilan.
The RN HEALS project aims to make necessary health services available to all Filipinos by training and deploying 10,000 unemployed nurses in poor communities identified by the DOH in collaboration with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
The nurses will be given an allowance of P8,000 per month by the DOH while the local government unit (LGU) where they will be assigned will also provide additional monthly allowances and benefits worth P2,000.
The LGU will likewise supervise them, ensure their safety and security, and provide modest board and lodging.
A certificate of competency and employment will be given by the DOH, DSWD and the Professional Regulation Commission to those who will satisfactorily complete the requirements.
The recruitment of these nurses is being administered by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) through its regional offices.
Sinolinding said more than 500 applicants have already submitted their applications to the DOLE-ARMM as of press time.
He further said that the DOLE-ARMM is still accepting applicants for the project.
Registered nurses who are physically and mentally fit and willing to serve in their municipalities may apply online at the DOLE website.
The deadline for the submission is on February 15, Sinolinding added. (Apipa Bagumbaran/PIA 10 Marawi)
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