MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved the creation of 26,035 contractual positions in the Department of Health (DOH) to boost public access to health services. The new jobs include positions for dentists, medical officers, medical technologists, midwives, nurses, nutritionists, pharmacists and physical therapists. New perksIn addition, the new positions will be covered by a new strategy meant to attract health workers and keep them in their positions. “In the last 18 years, the DOH had been engaging medical and allied-medical workers on a contract of service basis and without employer-employee relationship,” the agency explained. “In addition, said health workers are only receiving basic salaries without other benefits in the past years,” it added.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 21, 2019 20:37 UTC