More than 100 Cuban medical professionals were deployed to districts across the country where they worked alongside South African medical staff in hospitals, clinics and isolation facilities, at a cost of almost R239m.
Durban – Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has heaped praise on the Cuban Medical Brigade deployed to various parts of the country to reinforce South Africa's fight against Covid-19.
Mkhize said the Eastern Cape had been allocated 12 medical officers, four biomedical engineers, two epidemiologists, and two biostatisticians whose data analytics and information management had been key in assessing the impact of intervention strategies. "The Northern Cape Department of Health has attested to the invaluable contribution of the Covid-19 personnel from the brigade," he said."Three clinical engineering technologists, one hygienist and one biostatistician were stationed in Capricorn District. The deployments were based on areas where it was identified there was a shortage of human resources.
He said while this was not an exhaustive account of the brigade’s activities, there was reassurance that the country had invested well in the initiative during a critical phase of the national Covid-19 outbreak.
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