PH raises cap on overseas deployment of healthcare workers
CNN Philippines – More Filipino healthcare workers can now work abroad as the country’s pandemic task force has increased the ceiling on those who can be deployed.
Malacañang on Friday announced the annual cap will be increased to 6,500 from 5,000. Healthcare workers under Mission Critical Skills with perfected contracts as of May 31 will be part of the adjusted ceiling.
The cap excludes government-to-government deployment.
A temporary ban on the deployment of nurses and other healthcare workers overseas was imposed two weeks ago after the 5,000 limit was reached.
Late last year, the Inter-Agency Task Force said the cap was needed given the “national demand” for healthcare workers amid the coronavirus pandemic.
