DOH assures RITM personnel jobs in proposed CDC
The Department of Health (DOH) assured personnel from the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) on Friday that they would not lose their jobs if a bill establishing a Center for Disease Control is enacted.
DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire stated during a media briefing that all RITM staff will be absorbed into the proposed CDC and assured there are no plans to abolish RITM.
Vergeire emphasized that integrating RITM into the CDC would strengthen it, providing more funds, support, and expertise.
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