Only 22 000 nurses for 50 million South Africans

 Only 22 000 nurses for 50 million South Africans

South Africa has only 22 090 nurses to serve the country’s more than 50 million people dependent on the public health sector – one for every 2 300 people – and of these more than 30% will retire in the next 10 years. A further 38% will retire in the decade after. This, and the…...

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Edward Smit