YCLSA Press Statement March 8, 2013
YCL disappointed with the South African medical students returning from Cuba The Young Communist League of South Africa [uFasimba] is disappointed by the decision of the South African medical students to return from Cuba following a disagreement over their allowance. The Department of Health had spent half a million rand already on each student’s training, which will have been wasted as they had not completed their training yet. We are puzzled as to why the stipend of R1 600 per month was insufficient for the students when accommodation and food was provided for them. South Africa has a shortage of doctors and with limited places for students who are studying medicine, every medical student should realise the role they play in securing the future of South Africa’s health. Hundreds of thousands of people globally aspire to be doctors yet do not have the opportunity to study medicine. As Cuba has one of the premier health care systems in the world, studying medicine in the country is indeed an honour. We are confident that the remaining South African medical students will show gratitude for the opportunities given to them by the South African and Cuban governments. As the YCLSA we demand that these students pay back the half a million that the government spent on each student. Issued by YCLSA Head Office For more information contact: Khaya Xaba YCLSA National Spokesperson Cell: 071 115 4619 Sent from my iPad -- -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
