Graduates await placement while patient to doctor and nurse ratio becomes more and more âridiculousâ
By Amanda Maliba, Tshepiso Tshabalala
16h ago
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Johannesburg - The country s hospitals are bursting at the seams as the third wave of Covid-19 infections takes hold. In addition to the shortage of beds and medical supplies, there s the age-old chronic scarcity of healthcare workers.
Just last week, 288 eligible medical graduates from across the country were said to have been in need of placements to undergo training as part of their academic programme. Only 133 interns of those were placed this past Thursday, leaving 155 graduates still waiting for placement.
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