Of the 1,900 young doctors who are obligated to commence their mandatory community service year in January 2018, 300 are without a post at a hospital.
The major problem is the shortage of accredited hospitals that could accommodate the doctors and training. Provincial authorities must create and fund posts for the students, and it appears that Gauteng, Western Cape, and Natal are the primary culprits who could not do the posts in time.
As previously mentioned, healthcare is in a critical condition, and it can now become dangerous for sick people to go to a state hospital.
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