THE national government has opened 25,000 slots for health workers to be deployed in rural areas next year, a lawmaker from Mindanao said.

Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel said the Department of Health (DoH) has opened the application for 20,527 nurses; 3,108 midwives; 446 physicians and 324 dentists for assignment to the countryside.

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