Gauteng health department criticised for Cuban doctor hiring amidst local doctor unemployment crisis.
The Democratic Alliance in Gauteng has criticised the regional department of health for its hiring of Cuban doctors amid high unemployment among local doctors. DA shadow MEC for health Jack Bloom said the country had unemployed doctors who should be given preference. “It is outrageous that we are employing Cuban doctors instead of qualified local doctors,” he said. “The Gauteng health department is disregarding local doctors in favour of Cuban doctors, who can easily be replaced.
In a written response to questions raised by the DA in the Gauteng Legislature, health and wellness MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko said the provincial government was spending R14 million a year on 11 Cuban doctors.The Cubans worked at five facilities in the province and their annual pay packages ranged from R1.2 million to R1.64 million.
“We knew there have been Cubans that have been the ones willing to serve our people in rural areas when we as South Africans were not prepared to go there. Letlape said the challenges in the health sector were centred around mismanagement, which had led to the department having no money to fund posts.“It’s not that there are too many doctors – in fact, we still don’t have enough doctors in the public health care system – but we have no money to pay them.”
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