Question NW1911 to the Minister of Health
03 June 2022 - NW1911
Hlengwa, Ms MD to ask the Minister of Health
Whether, when allocating graduate health professionals to perform their required community service internships, health professionals are provided with an allowance and/or stipend for relocation if they are placed outside of their ordinary residence; if not, why not; if so, (a) which sectors in the profession are eligible for allowance and/or stipend for relocation and (b) what is the total amount of the subsidy?
Reply:
Honourable Member, this information can only be made available by sourcing it from all provinces, it is not readily available at the National Department of Health (NDOH). In this regard, the NDOH is busy soliciting this information from all the provinces of the country, to enable the Minister of Health to respond to the question.
The Minister will provide the full response to the question as soon as the information has been received from all the provinces.
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