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The cost of training doctors in Cuba is more than twice that the cost of training them in South Africa. Many SA doctors had criticized the program for many years and some has called for its termination. The Department of Health has giving job priorities to Cuban trained doctors over South African doctors. The money saved could be used for medical schools, and at the same time thousands of jobs would be created around these schools.Big headache: Cuba-SA doctor training programme put on hold
Big headache: Cuba-SA doctor training programme put on hold
23 APRIL 2018 by TAMAR KAHN
A question mark hangs over the future of SA’s massive programme for training medical students in Cuba, which will see about 700 fifth-year students returning home in July to complete the last leg of their training.
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi told Business Day the programme was so large it was a headache for both countries and a decision had been taken in the National Health Council to scale it back temporarily. The programme would lapse for three years to relieve pressure on the system but would not stop entirely, he said.
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