Coronavirus
Manila's move could hit S'pore's nursing workforce
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The Philippines' move to immediately suspend permits for nurses who want to work abroad could impact Singapore, where about a third of the nursing workforce comprises foreign nationals.
The decision, coming as the country shores up its healthcare system amid a surge in local cases, affects nurses as well as nursing aides and assistants. Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) said that as at end-2019, about 7,600 employees in its nursing workforce were from the Philippines.