Overseas Jobs for Pinoy Nurses are Dwindling as Demand for Filipino Nurses Slows Down Abroad
The Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) has announced that job opportunities for Filipino Nurses who wants to work abroad is getting slimmer by the day.
In a recent interview with PNA President Dr. Leah Samaco-Paquiz, such decline in demand for Filipino nurses is brought about by several factors which includes the changes in policy in destination countries, the oversupply situation and quality problems and doubts on Pinoy nurses.
The United States and United Kingdom are major destination for Filipino nurses in the past but these 2 countries are now closing their doors slowly to our nurses. The US Visa retrogression and the UK Policy change on immigrants are to be blamed for this issue. These countries will soon prefer to hire local nurses rather than recruit from overseas like the Philippines.
It’s a sad news for all nursing students out there who are still hopeful to leave the country as soon as they pass the local board and other series of tests in the nursing profession. This would have a very debilitating impact on the local nursing profession very soon if these nurses can’t go anywhere then the where will these future nursing graduates work?
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Are Middle East Countries Really Seeking 5000 Pinoy Nurses?
Last month, it was reported by the POEA that some Middle East countries have expressed their interest to hire our homegrown Filipino nurses.
The POEA has not clarified which countries in the Middle East are hiring but the report says that 5,000 nurses are needed in government hospitals.
The report has not been verified to have bear fruit as of this writing but this is a welcome news to all aspiring Nurses who wants to work abroad. However, Middle East not always the first choice of the Filipino nurses. Pinoy Nurses are known to always choose to work in North America or Europe if they have a chance.
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Filipino Nurses Now Welcome to Work & Migrate to Finland
Like many other countries with an aging population and decreasing healthcare professionals to take care of them, Finland finally paved the way for Filipino nurses to serve their shortage for nurses.
The Philippine government has sealed an approval to send labor officials to Finland by year end to discuss the possibility of a bilateral agreement between the two countries.
Finland is one of the many countries that will soon experience the impact of the “baby boomer era”. With the country’s decreasing birth rate and declining work age population, healthcare services will soon be highly demanded by many hospitals and health care institutions nationwide.
This is welcome news for our Filipino nurses and Nursing students still at school. It has proven more than ever that Filipino nurses are indeed in demand all over the world.
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