Question NW3154 to the Minister of Health
13 October 2022 - NW3154
Ismail, Ms H to ask the Minister of Health
(1)What number of (a) bursaries and (b) scholarships have been awarded for the Nelson Mandela Fidel Castro Medical Collaboration Programme in each of the past five financial years; (2) what is the (a) total number of students in the specified programme for 2022 and (b) breakdown of the specified members in each province; (3) what is the (a) total cost of the programme, (b) breakdown of the cost in each province, (c) total amount to be transferred and (d) breakdown of the amount in each province?
Reply:
1. The following is the status of awarding of bursaries and scholarships for the (8) Provincial Departments of Health participating in the Nelson Mandela Fidela Castro Medical Collaboration Programme.
- 2017/2018 no bursaries and scholarships were awarded
- 2018/2019 no bursaries and scholarships were awarded
- 2019/2020 only Northwest awarded four (4) bursaries
- 2020/2021 no bursaries and scholarships were awarded
- 2021/2022 no bursaries and scholarships were awarded
2. (a)-(b) There is a total number of 702 students in the specified programme for 2022 also broken down in tables below:
Table 1 below indicates that a total of 103 students were integrated into the Universities in South Africa in July 2022.
Table1: Students integrated in 2022 into South African Universities
|
Province |
UCT |
UL |
UP |
SMU |
WITS |
WSU |
Total |
|
EC |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
|
FS |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
GP |
5 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
17 |
|
KZN |
3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
13 |
|
LP |
3 |
14 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
24 |
|
MP |
4 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
24 |
|
NC |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
NW |
3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
13 |
|
SA |
8 |
20 |
23 |
16 |
17 |
19 |
103 |
Table 2 below indicates that a total of 466 students were integrated into the Universities in South Africa in July 2021 and are currently completing their programme.
Table 2: Students integrated in 2021 and in Universities 2022
|
Province |
SMU |
SU |
UCT |
UFS |
UKZN |
UL |
UP |
Wits |
WSU |
Total |
|
EC |
2 |
|
1 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
5 |
25 |
|
FS |
1 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
GP |
12 |
5 |
5 |
12 |
20 |
1 |
10 |
52 |
6 |
123 |
|
KZN |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
13 |
7 |
44 |
|
LP |
12 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
17 |
11 |
9 |
37 |
15 |
114 |
|
MP |
7 |
4 |
3 |
11 |
6 |
3 |
10 |
22 |
6 |
72 |
|
NW |
8 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
8 |
14 |
10 |
57 |
|
NC |
5 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
|
29 |
|
SA |
50 |
20 |
21 |
42 |
60 |
25 |
48 |
151 |
49 |
466 |
Table 3 below indicates that 94 students are repeating some modules in 2022 in South African Universities.
Table 3: Students repeating in 2022
|
Province |
UCT |
UL |
UP |
SMU |
WITS |
WSU |
SU |
UFS |
UKZN |
Total |
|
EC |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
13 |
|
FS |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
|
GP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
|
KZN |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
20 |
|
LP |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
13 |
|
MP |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
NC |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
|
NW |
1 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
19 |
|
SA |
3 |
6 |
12 |
13 |
25 |
10 |
6 |
12 |
7 |
94 |
Table 4 below indicates that 37 students are currently in Universities in Cuba Universities.
Number of students in Cuba in 2022
|
Province |
Number |
|
Eastern Cape |
0 |
|
Free State |
0 |
|
Gauteng |
8 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
8 |
|
Limpopo |
5 |
|
Mpumalanga |
5 |
|
Northern Cape |
2 |
|
North West |
9 |
|
Total |
37 |
3. (a) Total cost of the Programme
Costs for Cuba
This is a Scholarship Programme which is jointly funded by both Governments. The fixed cost per student per year, depending on the Rand/Dollar Exchange Rate at the time of transfer, is reflected below:
- Preparatory (one year) : $2000.00 per students
- 1st – 5th Year (per student) : $5000.00
- Stipend (per student per year) : $2400.00
- Additional costs include two return flight tickets during six years and additional flight ticket in case of death of immediate family member. The tickets cannot be costed as it also depends on the Rand/Dollar Exchange at the time.
The Expanded Training Programme (ETP) which is wholly funded by the South African Government is reflected in the table below:
Table: 5
|
Level |
Tuition Fees |
Meals and Accommodation |
Ave. cost Med. Ins. |
Stipend |
TOTAL |
|
Preparatory |
$6000.00 |
$6022 |
$450 |
$2400.00 |
$14, 872.00 |
|
1st – 2nd Year |
$12, 500 |
$6022 |
$500 |
$2400.00 |
$21, 422.00 |
|
3rd – 4th Year |
$11, 500 |
$6022 |
$500 |
$2400.00 |
$20, 422.00 |
|
5th Year |
$13, 500 |
$6022 |
$600 |
$2400.00 |
$22, 522.00 |
Costs for integration in the local Universities
Tuition fees charged by South African universities during the integration since inception until 2018 varied from one university to another. After the agreement was signed with local universities, the cost of integration per student has been standardised since July 2018 and adjusted according to annual Consumer Price Index. Students have to be in the clinical training platform for 18 months. This translates to three (3) semesters. Additional costs include transportation of the final year students to local universities which depends on the mode of transport and distance to the university.
- July 2018 – June 2019 : R231 325.00 (R115 662.50 per semester).
- July 2019 – June 2020 : R241 734.63 (R120 867.31 per semester).
- July 2020 – June 2021 : R252 612.68 (R126 306.34 per semester).
- July 2021 – June 2022 : R260 696.28 (R130 348.14 per semester).
- July 2022 – June 2023 : R277 641.54 (R138 820.77 per semester).
(b)(c)(d) The information below indicates total cost by provincial breakdown, by number of students and amount to be transferred by each province to South African University for the specified period.
Eastern Cape Department of Health
|
FOURTH COHORT - Third Semester- July to December 2022 |
FIFTH COHORT - First & Second Semester - July 2022 to Jun 2023 |
||||
|
Total No of Students |
Total Cost |
Total No of Students |
Total Cost |
Grand Total to be transferred |
|
|
25 |
R3 450 967.01 |
8 |
R 2 208 618.88 |
R 5 659 585.89 |
Free State Department of Health
|
FOURTH COHORT - Third Semester- July to December 2022 |
FIFTH COHORT - First & Second Semester - July 2022 to Jun 2023 |
||||
|
Total No of Students |
Total Cost |
Total No of Students |
Total Cost |
Grand Total to be transferred |
|
|
1 |
R138 038,68 |
2 |
R552 154,72 |
R690 193,40 |
Gauteng Department of Health
|
FOURTH COHORT - Third Semester- July to December 2022 |
FIFTH COHORT - First & Second Semester - July 2022 to Jun 2023 |
||||
|
Total No of Students |
Total Cost |
Total No of Students |
Total Cost |
Grand Total to be transferred |
|
|
120 |
R 16 564 641,60 |
17 |
R 4 693 315,12 |
R 21 257 956,72 |
KwaZulu Natal Department of Health
|
FOURTH COHORT - Third Semester- July to December 2022 |
FIFTH COHORT - First & Second Semester - July 2022 to Jun 2023 |
||||
|
Total No of Students |
Total Cost |
Total No of Students |
Total Cost |
Grand Total to be transferred |
|
|
43 |
R5 935 663,24 |
13 |
R3 589 005,68 |
R9 524 668,92 |
Limpopo Department of Health
|
FOURTH COHORT - Third Semester- July to December 2022 |
FIFTH COHORT - First & Second Semester - July 2022 to Jun 2023 |
||||
|
Total No of Students |
Total Cost |
Total No of Students |
Total Cost |
Grand Total to be transferred |
|
|
112 |
R 15 460 332,16 |
24 |
R 6 625 856,64 |
R 22 086 188,80 |
Mpumalanga Department of Health
|
FOURTH COHORT - Third Semester- July to December 2022 |
FIFTH COHORT - First & Second Semester - July 2022 to Jun 2023 |
||||
|
Total No of Students |
Total Cost |
Total No of Students |
Total Cost |
Grand Total to be transferred |
|
|
68 |
R 9 386 630,24 |
24 |
R 6 625 856,64 |
R 16 012 486,88 |
Northern Cape Department of Health
|
FOURTH COHORT - Third Semester- July to December 2022 |
FIFTH COHORT - First & Second Semester - July 2022 to Jun 2023 |
||||
|
Total No of Students |
Total Cost |
Total No of Students |
Total Cost |
Grand Total to be transferred |
|
|
30 |
R4 141 160,40 |
3 |
828 232,08 |
R4 969 392,48 |
Northwest Department of Health
|
FOURTH COHORT - Third Semester- July to December 2022 |
FIFTH COHORT - First & Second Semester - July 2022 to Jun 2023 |
||||
|
Total No of Students |
Total Cost |
Total No of Students |
Total Cost |
Grand Total to be transferred |
|
|
57 |
R7 868 204,76 |
13 |
R3 589 005,68 |
R11 457 210,44 |
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