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Mula Thursday Island hanggang APY Lands: Pinoy travel nurse, proud sa 'Alagang Pilipino' sa Australia

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After moving from New Zealand and spending nearly two years in Australia, Filipino nurse Lindeil Cuevas found purpose far beyond the hospital walls of Thursday Island. There, he discovered how deeply Indigenous Australians value the “Filipino care” once given by Pinoy health workers who served their communities. Now serving at Amata Clinic in the APY Lands of South Australia, Lindeil proudly continues that legacy of compassion and care. Source: Supplied

Para sa Pinoy travel nurse Lindeil Cuevas, walang katumbas na pera ang kanyang karanasan sa Thursday Island at iba’t ibang Indigenous communities. Ikinararangal niyang maging bahagi ng 'Alagang Pilipino' na minahal at hinahanap ng Indigenous Australians.


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Para sa Pinoy travel nurse Lindeil Cuevas, walang katumbas na pera ang kanyang karanasan sa Thursday Island at iba’t ibang Indigenous communities. Ikinararangal niyang maging bahagi ng 'Alagang Pilipino' na minahal at hinahanap ng Indigenous Australians.


Key Points

  • Si Lindeil Cuevas ay mula sa Cagayan de Oro City, at bago mapunta sa Australia bilang travel nurse taong 2024, isa siyang nurse sa New Zealand ng higit isang dekada.
  • Kabilang sa kanyang napagsilbihan ay ang ospital sa Thursday Island sa Queensland na tahanan ng mga Torres Strait Islander people.
  • Maliban sa Thursday Island, nagpagsilbihan din nito ang mga Katutubo sa Amata sa 'Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands' o APY Lands sa South Australia.
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Source: Lindeil Cuevas
Sinabi ng mga Katutubo sa akin, maganda ang impresyon nila sa mga Filipino nurses at doctors dahil masisipag at maalaga raw, kaya mas ginalingan ko rin para hindi mapahiya ang mga Pilipino.
Lindeil Cuevas, Travel nurse sa Indigenous communities
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Source: Lindeil Cuevas

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