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School-leavers should consider careers in scarce-skilled health sector
By IOL Reporter
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“South Africa could be facing a health-care worker crisis if the current and projected shortage of skilled health professionals is not addressed.”
This is a stark warning issued by the Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training Authority (HWSETA), following the recent release of data around critical skills.
While the World Health Organization projects a worldwide workforce shortfall of about 18 million healthcare workers by 2030, recent local data showed that South Africa also has cause for concern.
According to Xpatweb’s Critical Skills Survey 2020/21 the “Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences“ are among the country’s current top 10 most in-demand skills.