The KwaZulu Natal Provincial Department of Health provides students with bursaries with a view that they will return and serve back to the Department, this is done in good faith and is dependent on the Department having the necessary funding to employ the said bursary holders. Unfortunately, the KZN Department of Health is experiencing financial constraints and so is the entire Public Service.
It must be mentioned that the categories mentioned above which are Medical Orthotics and Prosthetics are not the only group of students that were funded by the Department and are yet to be placed for employment.
There are currently 39 bursary holders for Medical Orthotics and Prosthetics that are yet to be placed.
The KZN Health Department has confirmed that it is working with the Office of the Premier and KZN Treasury to find a solution in this regard.
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