Money talks: 80 percent of government doctors in the Philippines are now enrolled in nursing schools nationwide so they can land higher-paying jobs as nurses overseas
“In the South African country of Namibia, the alliance said a junior physician earned $1,161 monthly while a Filipino counterpart here had a salary of between $300 and $400.”
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