Question NW1270 to the Minister of Health
05 May 2022 - NW1270
Clarke, Ms M to ask the Minister of Health
(a) What number of foreign-qualified (i) doctors and (ii) nurses (aa) applied for and (bb) qualified for registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa in each of the past five financial years, (b) from which countries were they and (c) in what (i) hospitals and (ii) provinces have the specified foreign doctors and nurses been placed?
Reply:
The information requested by this question is not readily available at the National Department. The Department is working with all provincial departments of Health and the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) to source this information. As soon as the information is received, the Minister will furnish a full response in this regard.
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