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The first Filipino nurse supervisor, Miss Carmen del Rosario was appointed under the Bureau of Health.

Two government schools of nursing were established: Zamboanga General Hospital School of Nursing in Mindanao; and Baguio General Hospital in Northern Luzon.

The first convention of nurses was held. Pre-service training was initiated as a pre-requisite for appointment.

Reorganization Act No. 4007 transferred the Division of Maternal and Child Health Office of Public Welfare Commission to the Bureau of Health.

when WW II broke out, public health nurses were assigned devastated areas to attend to the sick and wounded.The Philippine Congress approved Republic Act No. 1082 or the Rural Health Law. It created 81 RHUs, Each unit had a physician, a public health nurse, midwife, sanitary inspector and a clerk driver.

Exec. Order No. 94 reorganized government offices and created the Division of Nursing under the office of the Secretary of Health.

The Rural Health Demonstration and Training Center (RHDTC) was established by the Department of Health

The Philippine Congress approved Republic Act No. 1082 or the Rural Health Law. It created 81 RHUs, Each unit had a physician, a public health nurse, midwife, sanitary inspector and a clerk driver.

Republic Act 1891 as approved amending sections2,3,4,7,and 8 of R.A. 1082 Strengthening Health and Dental Services in the Rural Areas and providing funds thereto.

Republic Act 977 passed by congress in 1954 was implemented abolishing the Division of Nursing but created nursing positions at different levels in the health organizations.

the Nursing Consultant and Nursing Program Supervisor of the office of the Secretary of Health were involved in the Rural Health Practice Program which required medical and nursing graduates to serve for two months in the rural areas before their licenses could be issued.

Exec. Order No. 119 reorganized the DOH and created several offices and services within the Department of Health.

Exec. Order No. 102 was signed by Pres. Estrada, redirecting the functions and operations of the DOH.

- The development of the Rationalization Plan to streamline the bureaucracy further was started and is the last stages of finalization

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