Issued by: Department of Health
A South African delegation under the leadership of Dr Ayanda Ntsaluba, Deputy Director-General, Department of Health has arrived in Cuba for the second recruitment drive of Cuban Doctors for South Africa.
The delegation, consisting of senior officials of the Department of Health and seven representatives of the National Medical and Dental Council of South Africa (NMDCSA), will be in Cuba until 12 July 1996. The main objective of the visit will be to screen and selected a total of 240 Cuban doctors to be deployed in the rural areas of South Africa. The doctors to be selected will include general surgeons, obstetricians/gynaecologists, orthopaedic surgeons, anaethetists, physicians, paediatricians and general practitioners.
The first group of 96 Cuban Doctors arrived in South Africa on 27 February 1996. They were successfully deployed to all nine Provinces and are well accepted by the communities and colleagues. The professionals contribute significantly to relieving the extreme shortage of skilled medical doctors in many parts of South Africa.
The second group of Cuban Doctors are expected to arrive in South Africa during August 1996.
Issued by: Karin Heydenrych Directorate: Health Promotion and Communication Department of Health Tel. (012) 312 0177 / 312 0167 2 July 1996