Herman Mashaba: Finding jobs for thousands of unemployed doctors, nurses, as hospitals creak at seams

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President of fast-growing ActionSA, Herman Mashaba, has highlighted that there are about 40,000 medical posts frozen and more than 500 unemployed doctors who want to help fight Covid-19 - but can’t get jobs. Meanwhile, taxpayers have footed the bill for Cuban medical personnel. He shares the details of the #HireOurMedicalHeroes campaign and why new hospital staff need full-time jobs - and not the ‘evil’ of contracts while they are exposed to the virus. He also dissects slow vaccine delivery and the government's empty coffers.

and points out that corruption is the reason for the state healthcare sector failures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
19 Jan 2021 6AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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