Campus, University of Pretoria Friday (tomorrow) 11am to 14h00
5 July 2007
A graduation ceremony of the Cuban-trained doctors, as part of a signed
agreement between South Africa and Cuba, will be held at Groenkloof Campus in
the University of Pretoria on Friday (tomorrow) from 11am to 14h00. The
Minister of Health Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang will deliver the keynote
address.
The Deputy of Minister of Public Health of Cuba Dr Roberto Gonzalez Mart�n,
who has travelled all the way from Cuba to be part of this ceremony, will be
accompanied by a delegation from the Cuban Foreign Affairs and Economic and
Trade Ministries.
Of the 470 students enrolled in the training programme, 171 are back in the
country and 91 including the 41 who will be graduating tomorrow (Friday) have
qualified as medical doctors.
These doctors are beneficiaries of the Department of Health's programme
which, recruits students with potential from the historically disadvantaged
communities to study medicine in Cuba, as part of government's effort to
address the brain drain.
As part of their bursary agreement with the Department, the doctors will
work in under-served areas and remain in the public service for a minimum of
five years.
The media is invited to the ceremony as follows:
Date: Friday, 6 July
Time: 11h00 to 14h00
Venue: Groenkloof Campus in the University of Pretoria
Directions: From Pretoria city, join R21 towards the airport, at the
Fountains circle after Unisa take left, at the next robots take another left
which leads to the campus.
For more information call:
Charity Bhengu
Cell: 083 679 7424
Issued by: Department of Health
5 July 2007
