Umaabot sa P9B ang gagastusin ng gobyerno sa susunod na taon para maikalat ang 13,000 bilang ng mga health professional sa iba’t ibang panig ng bansa kabilang na sa mga liblib na lugar.

Ayon kay Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny ­Pimentel, kailangan ng Department of Health (DOH) ng 9,138 nurse, 3,650 midwive, 243 physician at 241 dentista sa mga probinsya.

“The deployment is expected to proceed even in an extreme scenario wherein the government operates on a re-enacted spending program until February next year,” pahayag ni ­Pimentel, na miyembro ng House committee on appropriations.

Kada taon ay nagdadagdag ang DOH ng health professional para mapunuan ang kinakailangang mga tauhan sa mga programa ng pamahalaan gaya ng Doctors to the Barrios (DTTB), Medical Pool Placement and Utilization Program (MP-PUP), Registered Nurses for Health Enhancement and Local Service (RN HEALS), Rural Health Midwives Program (RHMP), at Rural Health Team Placement Program (RHTPP).

“We would urge qualified health professionals looking for gainful employment to sign up, so they can help underserved communities while getting paid well,” hirit ni ­Pimentel.