New Zealand Move on Filipino nurses threatens political fallout

NZ Herald: Move on Filipino nurses threatens political fallout
4:00AM Tuesday Feb 24, 2009
By Lincoln Tan
Failure to register Philippine-trained nurses is not only turning many into overstayers, it puts New Zealand at risk of political backlash, Philippine Ambassador Bienvenido Tejano warns.
Mr Tejano says about 50 “distressed” overstaying Filipinos, many of them nurses, have approached him directly [...]

Asians suffer discrimination in New Zealand

TVNZ: Asians suffer discrimination
Asians are regarded as the group most likely to suffer discrimination in New Zealand, according to survey results.
In the poll conducted for the Human Rights Commission by UMR Survey, 74% of respondents said Asian people experienced “a great deal” or “some” discrimination.
Men and children were groups with the lowest level of perceived [...]

New Zealand fears over Filipino nurse training

NZ Herald: NZ fears over Filipino nurse training
By Lincoln Tan
Posted: 4:00AM (NZST) Monday Feb 09, 2009
The Nursing Council is concerned that the rapid increase in nursing programmes in the Philippines could be at the expense of the quality of nursing, and says it will raise the issue with Filipino authorities.
Chief executive Carolyn Reed says representatives [...]

prescriptions? find out your options on MIMS

MIMS Philippines is an internet database of virtually every medicine sold in the Philippines.  The website is simple and easy to use, similar Google.
When you search for a medicine’s generic name it will give you all available brands of the drug.  The database will also give you the description, recommended dosage, contraindications, adverse drug reactions, [...]