By Simon Nare
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appealed to the Democratic Nursing Organisation of SA (Denosa) to get to the bottom of why the country’s nurses are being recruited out of the country, which is depleting the number of nurses.
Addressing the DENOSA’s 9th congress in Boksburg in Ekurhuleni on Tuesday, Ramaphosa said he was encouraged that this matter would be discussed by the union.
“You need to discuss how we deal with the spectrum of recruitment that is taking place amongst those of your profession to other countries. Is it money?” asked the president to which the congress responded with a roaring yes.
The president said there was a time when others argued that nurses should be allowed to leave the country and earn foreign currency, but they were leaving in droves.
Ramaphosa also said he was encouraged that delegates would deliberate on accreditation for nurses.
While it was
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