Brain Drain in the philippines
The term “brain drain” has been applied to the Philippines since the 1960s and continues to be relevant to their economic situation today. In particular, the term has been used to describe the Filipino nursing sector. Although the economic situation has changed in the last several decades, academics have tended to discuss the brain drain phenomenon in the Philippines as a historical progression from colonial and international ties.
Post-Colonial Philippines In 1946, colonialism in the Philippines ended with the election Manuel Roxas.[77] The Philippines’ infrastructure and economies had been devastated by WWII contributing to serious national health problems and uneven wealth distribution.[78] As part of reconstruction efforts to the newly independent state, education of nurses was encouraged to combat the low 1 nurse per 12 000 Filipinos ratio[79] and to help raise national health care standards. However Roxas having spent his prior 3 years as the secretary of finance and chairman of the National Economic Council and a number of other Filipino companies, was particularly concerned with the country’s financial (rather than health) problems.[78] The lack of government funding for rural community clinics and hospitals as well as low wages continued to perpetuate low nurse retention rates in rural areas and slow economic recovery. When the United States relaxed their Immigration Act laws in 1965, labor export emerged as a possible solution for the Philippines.
Labour export from the 1960s on Since the 1960s and 1970s, the Philippines has been the largest supplier of nurses to the United States, in addition to export labour supplied to the UK and Saudi Arabia.[80] In 1965, with a recovering post-WWII economy and facing labor shortages, the United States introduced a new occupational clause to the Immigration Act.[81] The clause encouraged migration of skilled labour into sectors experiencing a shortage,[81] particularly nursing, as well relaxing restrictions on race
Post-Colonial Philippines In 1946, colonialism in the Philippines ended with the election Manuel Roxas.[77] The Philippines’ infrastructure and economies had been devastated by WWII contributing to serious national health problems and uneven wealth distribution.[78] As part of reconstruction efforts to the newly independent state, education of nurses was encouraged to combat the low 1 nurse per 12 000 Filipinos ratio[79] and to help raise national health care standards. However Roxas having spent his prior 3 years as the secretary of finance and chairman of the National Economic Council and a number of other Filipino companies, was particularly concerned with the country’s financial (rather than health) problems.[78] The lack of government funding for rural community clinics and hospitals as well as low wages continued to perpetuate low nurse retention rates in rural areas and slow economic recovery. When the United States relaxed their Immigration Act laws in 1965, labor export emerged as a possible solution for the Philippines.
Labour export from the 1960s on Since the 1960s and 1970s, the Philippines has been the largest supplier of nurses to the United States, in addition to export labour supplied to the UK and Saudi Arabia.[80] In 1965, with a recovering post-WWII economy and facing labor shortages, the United States introduced a new occupational clause to the Immigration Act.[81] The clause encouraged migration of skilled labour into sectors experiencing a shortage,[81] particularly nursing, as well relaxing restrictions on race