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28 September 2022 - NW2747

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Ismail, Ms H to ask the Minister of Health

(1)Whether, with regard to South African medical students studying outside the Republic, he will furnish Ms H Ismail with details of what total number of such students (a) are currently studying and/or (b) have completed their studies outside of the Republic; if not, why not, in each case; if so, what are the relevant details, including the (i) gender of the specified students and (ii) countries in which they studied in each case; (2) (a) what total number of South African medical students who have studied outside the Republic have been allocated to serve their community service duties in the past seven years and (b) to which hospitals have they been allocated to complete their community service; (3) what (a) total number of community service positions are reserved for female and male doctors and (b) are the requirements for each job reservation for female and male doctors

Reply:

1. (a) The only data available records for South African medical students studying outside the Republic is limited to those students studying under government to government agreements

(b) The completed and eligible data of recorded South African medical students studying outside the Republic are provided in 2 below (i) with gender per specified students .

(2) The data as recorded in the Internship and Community Service Program (ICSP) online System, is available from 2018 and the data can therefore be provided for the past five (5) years:

a)  total number of South African medical students who have studied outside the Republic have been allocated to serve their community service duties in the past five (5) years is 323

Year

Citizen

Gender

Total

2018

 

Male

1
 

SA

Female

39
 

 

Male

20
 

Grand Total

 

60
       
 

Citizen

Gender

Total
 

SA

Female

35

Year

 

Male

26

2019

Grand Total

 

61
       
 

Citizenship

Gender

Total
 

SA

Female

4
 

 

Male

16
 

Grand Total

 

20

Year

      

2020

Citizenship

Gender

Total
 

SA

Female

25
 

 

Male

28
 

Grand Total

 

53

Year

      

2021

Citizenship

Gender

Total
 

SA

Female

62
 

 

Male

47
 

Grand Total

 

109
       

b) The following table reflects the details in this regard.

Medical Community Service Studied Abroad Allocations past 5 years per facility

Facility names

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Grand Total
 

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

  

ec Humansdorp Hospital

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

4

ec Khotsong TB Hospital

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

ec Laetitia Bam CHC

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

2

ec Madwaleni Hospital

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

2

ec Mhlakulo CHC

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

ec Mjanyana Hospital

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

ec Sipetu Hospital

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

ec Victoria Hospital

 

2

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

3

fs Boitumelo Hospital

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

fs Diamond (Diamant) Hospital

 

1

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

fs Dr JS Moroka Hospital

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

2

fs Elizabeth Ross Hospital

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

2

fs Embekweni Hospital

 

1

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

fs Fezi Ngumbentombi Hospital

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

fs Itemoheng Hospital

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

fs Katleho Hospital

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

fs PAX CHC

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

fs Phuthuloha Hospital

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

fs Senorita Ntlabathi Hospital

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

fs Winburg Hospital

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

gp Bronkhorstspruit Hospital

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

gp Charlotte Maxeke Hospital

2

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

gp Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

3

gp City of Johannesburg District Office

2

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

gp Edenvale Hospital

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

2

Medical Community Service Studied Abroad Allocations past 5 years per facility

Facility names

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Grand Total
 

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

  

gp Far East Rand Hospital

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

gp Helen Joseph Hospital

2

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

3

gp Mamelodi Hospital

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

gp Sebokeng Hospital

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

2

gp Sedibeng District Office

2

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

gp South Rand Hospital

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

gp Tembisa Hospital

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

2

gp West Rand District Office

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

kz Church of Scotland Hospital

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

kz East/Boom CHC

1

 

1

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

4

kz Hlabisa Hospital

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

kz Hlengisizwe CHC

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

kz Inanda C CHC

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

kz Ladysmith Hospital

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

kz Madadeni Hospital

1

1

 

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

4

kz Ndwedwe CHC

1

 

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

3

kz Phoenix CHC

 

2

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

kz Pholela CHC

 

1

 

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

3

kz Pomeroy CHC

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

kz St Chads CHC

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

kz St Mary's Hospital (Mariannhill)

1

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

lp Dr CN Phatudi Hospital

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

lp Mankweng Hospital

2

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

lp Pietersburg Hospital

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

lp Tshilidzini Hospital

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Medical Community Service Studied Abroad Allocations past 5 years per facility

Facility names

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Grand Total
 

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

  

mp Bethal Hospital

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

mp Elsie Ballot Hospital

1

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

mp Evander Hospital

2

1

1

 

 

 

6

1

 

1

12

mp Lydenburg Hospital

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

mp Matikwana Hospital

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

mp Middelburg Hospital

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

mp Piet Retief Hospital

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

4

mp Rob Ferreira Hospital

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

mp Shongwe Hospital

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

mp Standerton Hospital

2

 

 

 

 

 

2

1

1

 

6

mp Tonga Hospital

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

3

mp Witbank Hospital

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

nc Dr Harry Surtie Hospital

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

nc Port Nolloth CHC

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

nc Postmasburg Hospital

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

nw Joe Morolong Memorial Hospital

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

 

1

4

nw Kgetlengrivier sub-District Office

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

nw Klerksdorp-Tshepong Tertiary Hospital

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

nw Koster Hospital

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

nw Moses Kotane Hospital

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

nw Moses Kotane sub-District Office

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

nw Potchefstroom Hospital

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

nw Rustenburg sub-District Office

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

 

4

wc Alexandra Hospital

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

wc Citrusdal Hospital

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Medical Community Service Studied Abroad Allocations past 5 years per facility

Facility names

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Grand Total
 

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

  

wc Eerste River Hospital

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

wc False Bay Hospital

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

wc George Hospital

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

wc Helderberg Hospital

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

3

wc Mowbray Maternity Hospital

1

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

3

wc Paarl Hospital

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

4

wc SAMHS 2 Military Hospital

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

wc Stellenbosch Hospital

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

wc Swartland Hospital

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

wc Victoria Hospital

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

wc Worcester CDC

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

wc Worcester Hospital

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

nw Witrand Psychiatric Hospital

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

kz Newtown A CHC

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

2

nw Ganyesa Hospital

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

2

kz St Margaret's TB MDR Hospital

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

kz Mahatma Gandhi Hospital

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

lp Philadelphia Hospital

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

2

kz St Andrew's Hospital

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

kz SAMHS AFB Durban Military Medical Clinic

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

nw Itsoseng CHC

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

fs Mofumahadi Manapo Mopeli Hospital

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

1

 

 

3

nc Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Hospital

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

3

fs SAMHS Bloemfontein Military Medical Clinic

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

gp Dr George Mukhari Hospital

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Medical Community Service Studied Abroad Allocations past 5 years per facility

Facility names

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Grand Total
 

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

  

kz King Dinuzulu Hospital

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

nc Northern Cape Province Placeholder

 

 

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

nw Tigane CHC

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

fs Mangaung District Office

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

nw Ganyesa CHC

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

kz Tongaat CHC

 

 

1

 

1

1

 

 

 

 

3

kz St Apollinaris Hospital

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

2

wc Caledon Hospital

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

fs Thabo Mofutsanyana District Office

 

 

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

wc Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

gp Tambo Memorial Hospital

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

kz Northdale Hospital

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

kz KwaZulu Natal Province Placeholder

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

nc SAMHS Midlands Sickbay

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

gp Ekurhuleni District Office

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

2

mp Carolina Hospital

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

2

nw Madibeng sub-District Office

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

kz Clairwood Hospital

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

fs Stoffel Coetzee Hospital

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

kz General Justice Gizenga Mpanza Hospital

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

2

kz Charles Johnson Memorial Hospital

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

2

 

4

kz Wentworth Hospital

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

kz Vryheid Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

kz Itshelejuba Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

fs Tokollo Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

1

3

Medical Community Service Studied Abroad Allocations past 5 years per facility

Facility names

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Grand Total
 

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

  

nw SAMHS Potchefstroom Military Base Clinic

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

kz Appelsbosch Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

2

gp Thelle Mogoerane Regional Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

nw Mahikeng Provincial Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

 

2

lp Kgapane Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

2

ec Amathole District Office

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

kz Catherine Booth Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

ec Canzibe Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

ec Tayler Bequest Hospital (Matatiele)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

kz Osindisweni Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

kz Dundee Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

gp City of Tshwane District Office

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

1

 

3

nc Springbok (Dr Van Niekerk) Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

2

nc SAMHS Lohatla Military Base Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

mp Ermelo Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

 

 

3

nc SAMHS Upington Sickbay

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

kz Umphumulo Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

 

 

2

kz Montebello Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

mp Barberton Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

1

3

mp Embhuleni Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

2

nw SAMHS Molopo Sickbay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

ec Willowmore Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

ec St Patrick's Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

gp Leratong Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

kz Untunjambili Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

Medical Community Service Studied Abroad Allocations past 5 years per facility

Facility names

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Grand Total
 

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

  

nw Bophelong Psychiatric Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

mp Ehlanzeni District Office

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

fs Xhariep District Office

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

 

 

3

mp Matibidi Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

nw Job Shimankana Tabane Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

lp Letaba Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

kz uMgungundlovu District Office

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

kz GJ Crooke's Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

kz Harry Gwala District Office

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

kz Impilwenhle Clinic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

fs Lejweleputswa District Office

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

nc SAMHS Kimberley Sickbay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

nw Ventersdorp Sub-District Office

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

lp SAMHS Ba-Phalaborwa Sickbay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

gp Steve Biko Academic Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

ec Wilhelm Stahl (Middelburg) Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

ec Tower Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

fs SAMHS Kroonstad Sickbay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

fs Botshabelo Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

kz Benedictine Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

ec St Elizabeth's Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

2

lp Seshego Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

ec Empilweni Gompo CHC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

gp Carletonville Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

nc John Taolo Gaetsewe District Office

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

Medical Community Service Studied Abroad Allocations past 5 years per facility

Facility names

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Grand Total
 

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

  

wc Elsies River CHC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

wc Kraaifontein CHC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

wc Khayelitsha (Site B) CHC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

kz Rietvlei Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

wc Beaufort West Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

mp KwaMhlanga Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

ec Dora Nginza Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

ec Empilisweni Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

mp Themba Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

lp Malamulele Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

wc Breede Valley sub-District Office

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

lp Helene Franz Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

ec Bambisana Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

kz Nkandla Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

lp Siloam Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

ec Settlers Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

kz eThekwini District Office

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

kz Christ the King Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

gp Jubilee Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

gp Pholosong Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

Grand Total

67

48

26

32

4

16

37

29

43

21

323

(3) (a) The number of community service positions reserved for female and male doctors are 1 897;

(b) requirements for each job is complying with registration requirements to register as a community service doctor as set by the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA).

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