Foreign doctors earn more than R600m yearly in Gauteng
Gauteng health employs 551 foreign medical professionals while many qualified South African doctors remain unemployed.
The Gauteng department of health has admitted to spending more than R600 million annually on salaries for foreign doctors – a move that has sparked a nationwide outcry as qualified local medical workers remain jobless.
South African Medical Association statistics show over 1 800 qualified doctors who have completed their mandatory internships and post-community service remain unemployed in SA.
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