Department of Health reduces high number of unemployed doctors

The Department of Health has reduced the number of unemployed doctors in the country. Image: Pixabay.This is according to a report by theSince the beginning of the year, there has been a public outcry over the large number of unemployed doctors. In February, Health Minister Joe Phaahla blamed ballooning salary bills as one of the reasons some doctors that have completed statutory community service programmes, remain unemployed.

Furthermore, the Department of Health said young doctors are refusing to be placed in the rural areas. However, the department later retracted the statement following an outrage from the young and unemployed doctors and the public at large.Earlier this month, unemployed doctors marched to the offices of the Department of Health in Pretoria to submit a memorandum.

Mohale said advertising and recruiting medical doctors and other health professionals is ongoing. He was unable to confirm how many doctors were placed in designated provinces. “So far, about 270 have been appointed; more appointments will be announced in installments,” he told the publication.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

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