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Students to study medicine in Cuba
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MEDIA RELEASE
 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
 23 AUGUST 2000


STUDENTS TO STUDY MEDICINE IN CUBA

This serves to invite you to cover a handover ceremony where Dr B.M Goqwana, MEC for Health will officially handover bursary agreement 
forms of ten recipients who will study medicine in Cuba.The handover takes place at the Department of Health on 24 August 2000 at 9h30 .

Cuba and South Africa entered into an agreement two years back on a programme of sending students to study medicine as one of the programme 
of poverty alleviation.

This is the fifth group to have this privilege and opportunity of being sent by the state .The criterion used to select includes students 
coming from disadvaged areas and majoringin Biology , Maths and Physical Science. They must be under the age of 30 years old.After 
completing their studies, the students will serve this country to upgrade the standard of living and health services. Other provinces which 
have the privilege are KwaZulu  Natal, Gauteng , Northern Cape and Mpumalanga .

Dr Goqwana will also meet parents of the recipients and students who were in Cuba and will give a short report about the studies in Cuba. 
The bursary will cover boarding fees and tuition only and they will be given a monthly pocket money by the Department of Health.

Communications Division  Office of the Premier
 Inquiries:Acting Director of Communications - Manelisi Wolela 040-6392070/0824147768
MECs Admin Secretary - Nkosinathi Mjoli 082-3316193

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