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South Africa kisses the ‘next generation of doctors’ goodbye

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An Immigration expert has noted that thousands of doctors and other healthcare workers have left South Africa over the NHI, and more will follow as the Global North can’t get enough of them.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has made good on his promise to sign the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill into law before the 2024 national election, bringing the contentious healthcare system into South Africa’s reality.

The president signed the NHI into law at a ceremony on Wednesday (15 May).

In his address ahead of the bill’s signing, Ramaphosa again rebuked critics, saying that anyone trying to maintain the status quo was out of line with the global imperative to pursue universal healthcare.

However, NHI jitters and fear of this new reality for South Africa’s healthcare system have sent skilled healthcare professionals running for the exit.

Canadian immigration consultant Nicholas Avramis told BusinessTech that Beaver Immigration had seen a 50% spike in interest from doctors and nurses who want to immigrate to Canada.

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