The Deputy Minister of Health will deliver a keynote address to officially open the Medical Students Conference, to be held at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) Medical School Auditorium on Friday, 25 September 2009.
Dr Sefularo's speech, among other things, will touch on issues of curricula and ongoing curricular renewal; staff shortages and the exodus of health professionals from the public sector to the private sector and abroad.
He will also illustrate the challenge facing South Africa in ensuring that the public health facilities have adequate health professionals, and focus on the danger of brain drain and its impact on the quality of care.
Members of the media are invited as follows:
Date: Friday, 25 September 2009
Time: 18h30
Venue: Wits Medical School Auditorium, next to Johannesburg General Hospital
Enquiries:
Charity Bhengu
Department of Health
Cell: 083 679 7424
Lindiwe Goqwana
Wits
Cell: 073 395 1022
Issued by: Department of Health
23 September 2009
