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South Africa needs more nurses
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2009-01-30

South Africa is failing to produce more nurses to deal with its health demands, the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (Denosa) said on Monday. The closure of some nursing colleges by the government, citing 'funding' as a reason, did not assist in the production of nurses, the trade union said in a statement. Denosa called on government to re-open the training colleges that were closed, to accommodate those who were interested in pursuing this career.


The union said one of the contributing factors to the shortage was that school-leavers lacked interest in becoming nurses 
because of the unsavoury working environments that nurses face on a daily basis. Poor salaries also drive nurses away from 
the profession and the country. Denosa called on the state to improve health services nationwide.

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