Jobs for Nurses in Rural Areas
February 10, 2009 · 28 Comments
Finally the Philippine government launched a program to address the increasing number of unemployed nurses in the country. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said the government would spend P500 million for this program.
The NARS Program
Under the Nurses Assigned in Rural Service (NARS) program, some 5,000 to 6,000 nurses will be hired by the government to serve as “warriors of wellness” in poverty-stricken areas. They will be assigned in their hometowns and will be tasked to implement the following (1) initiate health and nutrition programs and first line diagnosis (2) to inform communities about water sanitation and health surveillance (3) immunize children and their mother. They shall also serve as roving nurses for rural schools. This program will enable nurses to gain the necessary training and experience needed for overseas employment. Hired nurses will work for 6-12 months and will receive a monthly allowance of P8,000 plus P2,000 counterpart fund from the local government units.
In the Multi-Sectoral Jobs Summit at the Heroes Hall in Malacañang, President Arroyo said the NARS program mainly targets fresh nursing graduates who have passed the board examination but lack work experience to find jobs abroad.
Meanwhile, Health Alliance for Democracy (HEAD) Secretary General Geneve Rivera said short-term measures such as temporary and low-paying jobs will only cause bigger problems not only for workers, but also for the economy.
“It only provides temporary jobs for nurses. They are only given six months to one year to work. After that period, they won’t have jobs again, and the provinces will again lack nurses and health care professionals,” she said.
“Our nurses will be getting very low wages. According to the Nursing Act of 2002, a nurse’s beginning salary should be P15,000 or salary grade 15. The government’s offer is P8000 from the national government, and a P2000 stipend from the local government. It’s way too low. And we all know that the local government doesn’t have enough budget to provide compensation,” she said.
meron pa po ba ngayon ang nars program as of november 2011?:)
ask ko lng po kun kelan,kung saan at kung paano mka apply sa progarn n ito..tnx..pki inform n lng po ako.
oo nga still ongoing pa ba ung NARS program for Batch 2010 graduates???/
may 3rd batch pa po b ang NARS program??? at kung meron po.. kelan po pedeng mag paregister via online??? tnx a lot… kindly email ur answer to may Eadd.. tnx…. hoping for ur reply.. godbless
may 3rd batch pa nga b?
meron pa po bang 3rd batch ang NARS program??
hi po. . meron nah po bang 3rd batch ng NASR program?? thanks po
Yes, I'm also curious if there is a third batch of the NARS. Please inform me if there is any.
hello,
is there a third batch of nars in rural ares?
thanks
meron pa bang 3rd batch ng NARS program? tnx
may thisrd batch pa po ba ang NARS PROGRAM?
sang website na po ung pwdeng puntahan pra makag fill up sa program nyan?tnx!
ahm wat na po un website na pu2ntahan 2fil-up? tnx
pwede pba mag apply and what are the requirements?
Ok pa po bang mag apply? late ko na po nabasa.
pwd pa
po bang ma.apply?
is it okay if i will be applying dun sa gusto kong province kahit na indi naman ako taga dun..??
how about those hindi sakop ng municipality na binigay nila? wala na bang ibang place bukod sa pangasinan? how about in baguio? is there such a program applied here?
Mag aaral ng 4 years bachelor degree pa and board passer after nun tatambay lang pala. .
to all nurses who are interested in applying to this program of Pres. Arroyo should apply at their local health officer or city/municipal mayor or provincial governor. just submit your application letter and resume…..in our province alone, the local officials have not come to that agenda or new program of the govt. but they are encouraging to do so to help the constitutents..anyway, it’s for their own good naman kc malapit na ang election jejeje.
gusto ko sana magapply..what are the requirements needed to apply?tanks..please pakiemail sakin..
saan po tayo pwede mag apply nito?
Saan po pwede maka apply dito?