Which program is primarily targeted at addressing the shortage of nurses in rural areas?

The Nurse Deployment Program is specifically designed to address the shortage of nurses in rural and underserved areas. This initiative focuses on deploying trained nurses to regions where healthcare resources are limited, ensuring that communities receive essential medical care. By placing nurses directly in these locations, the program aims to improve access to health services, enhance the quality of care, and support the overall health of populations that might otherwise lack adequate healthcare resources.

The other programs, while valuable in their own rights, do not specifically focus on the nurse shortage issue. The Doctors to the Barrio Program aims to send doctors to marginalized areas but does not directly address nursing shortages. The National Immunization Program focuses on vaccination efforts to prevent disease outbreaks, and the Philippine Health Insurance Program is geared towards providing health insurance coverage for all Filipinos, rather than specifically addressing the distribution of nurses.