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Around 2,600 vacancies up for grabs in 3-day DOH job fair

Department of Health Headquarters in  Manila.  Jonatha Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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Arra Perez

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<p>MANILA (<strong>UPDATE</strong>) -- A three-day job fair of the Department of Health (DOH) is offering &quot;competitive benefits and opportunities for professional growth&quot;, with over 2,600 jobs available for those who want to work in the health sector.</p><p>In a press release, the DOH saidthat 375 applicants have so far been accepted through the job fair, which runs from June 18 to 20, at 9 am to 4 pm, in satellite DOH offices and venues, including Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital in Manila, Western Visayas Medical Center in Iloilo City, and participating malls in Cavite, La Union, Tuguegarao, Legaspi, Cebu, Zamboanga City, Cagayan de Oro City, and Davao City.</p><p>&quot;We are looking forward to having competent and committed health sector workers through the conduct of this nationwide job fair. This not only supports our commitment to implement Universal Health Care nationwide, but also offers a chance for health workers to have fair compensation, decent work conditions, and opportunities for their career development – dahil sa Bagong Pilipinas, Bawat Buhay Mahalaga (because in the &#x27;New Philippines&#x27;, every life is important&#x27;,&quot; Health Secretary Ted Herbosa said.</p><p>The agency said the job fair will &quot;increase the workforce across its 76 operating units, including the DOH Central Office, Centers for Health Development (CHDs), DOH Hospitals, and Treatment and Rehabilitation Centers strategically located throughout the country&quot;.</p><p>&quot;Interested applicants are encouraged to visit the nearest participating venue to learn more about available positions, qualifications, and application procedures. Aligned with the nationwide job fair, the CSC has also listed 641 vacant positions on the CSC website, on the website DOH Ejobs for Health, and on other designated platforms,&quot; it added.</p><p>The job fair is part of the activities for DOH&#x27;s 126th anniversary.</p><div><strong>LACK OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS</strong></div><p>Earlier, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) admitted that the lack of healthcare workers is among the &quot;major roadblocks&quot; to achieving the agency&#x27;s goal of Filipinos to be &quot;among the healthiest in Asia by 2040&quot;.</p><p>Dr. Adriel Pizarra, Medical Officer IV of the DOH-Health Policy Development and Planning Bureau, said measures are being taken to address this.</p><p>&quot;So currently po doon sa medium term for 2023-2028, iyong initiatives po natin is to ensure na strengthened po iyong national health workers support system po. Ito po iyong made-deploy po natin ang mga doctors to the barrio so that&#x27;s on the supply side,&quot; Pizarra said during a health literacy conference in Subic, Olongapo City.</p><p>(So currently, in the medium term for 2023-2028, our initiatives are to ensure that the national health workers support system is strengthened. This will enable us to deploy doctors to the rural areas, which addresses the supply side.)</p><p>&quot;When it comes doon sa benefits po, may ongoing na mga studies po kung saan, paano po natin mae-ensure na iyong amount of work na natatanggap o kinukuha ng isang ating kabaro or some healthcare worker is sufficient for doon sa kanyang binabayad sa kanya. So may mga ganoon pong evaluation, studies, initiatives of the department to ensure na iyong mga susunod nating policies are evidence-informed,&quot; he added.</p><p>(When it comes to the benefits, there are ongoing studies on how we can ensure that the amount of work a healthcare worker is taking on is sufficient for the compensation they receive. So there are evaluations, studies, and initiatives by the department to ensure that our future policies are evidence-informed.)</p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>The Department of Health (DOH) has launched its three-day job fair from June 18 to 20, 2024 at the 2nd floor of the Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital in Tayuman, Manila.</p>

The Department of Health (DOH) has launched its three-day job fair from June 18 to 20, 2024 at the 2nd floor of the Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital in Tayuman, Manila.