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2072 DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 03 SEPTEMBER 2021 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO.
21) Mr P A van Staden (FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Health: (1) Whether, with regard to the training programme for South African medical students in Cuba, he will provide relevant details on the (a) date on which the specified programme was started, (b) total number of students who have entered the programme to date, (c) total cost per student for the programme to date and (d) total number of students who have successfully completed the programme to date; (2) whether he will make a statement on the matter?
NW2352E REPLY: (1) (a) The Programme started in 1997.

(b) The total number that has entered the Programme to date is 3762.

(c) The total cost per student to date, depending on the Rand/Dollar Exchange Rate at the time of transfer, is reflected below and indicate whether the student was part of the scholarship programme or the expanded training programme.
In both cases students undergo a reintegration at a South African university: Scholarship Programme  Preparatory (one year)  1st – 5th Year (per student) : : $2000.00 per student $5000.00  Stipend (per student per year) : $2400.00  Additional costs include two return flight tickets during six years and additional flight ticket in case of death of immediate family member.
This is a Scholarship Programme which is jointly funded by both Governments and 856 students were recruited during the scholarship period from 1997 to 2011.

The Expanded Training Programme (ETP) which is wholly funded by the South African Government is reflected in the table below: Table: 3 Level Tuition Fees Meals & Acc.

Ave. cost Med.

Stipend Preparatory 1st – 2nd Year 3rd – 4th Year 5th Year A total of 2891 students were recruited in the expanded training period from 2012 to 2015.
From 2016 to 2020 only 15 students were recruited.

$6000.00 $12, 500 $11, 500 $13, 500 $2400.00 $2400.00 $2400.00 $2400.00 $6022 $6022 $6022 $6022 Ins.

$450 $500 $500 $600 Local Universities Tuition fees at South African universities during the integration since inception until 2018 varies from one university to another.

After the agreement signed with local universities, the cost of integration per student has been standardised since July 2018 and adjusted according to Consumer Price Index.
Students have all to be in the clinical training platform for 18 months which translates into three (3) semesters.

Additional costs included transportation of the final year students to local universities which depends on the mode of transport and distance to the university.

 July 2018 – June 2019 :  July 2019 – June 2020 :  July 2020 – June 2021 :  July 2021 – June 2022 : R231 325.00 (R115 662.50 per semester).

R241 734.63 (R120 867.31 per semester).

R252 612.68 (R126 306.34 per semester).


R260 696.28 (R130 348.14 per semester).

(d) The total number of students who have successfully completed the programme to date is 2023.

(2) No, we do not think it is necessary.

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