{"id":51232,"date":"2023-05-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southafricahorizon.com\/?guid=7d0a399ee29ee9c8f5b488112a63516e"},"modified":"2023-05-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T00:00:00","slug":"mec-saddened-by-death-of-young-medical-student-in-mthatha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricahorizon.com\/mec-saddened-by-death-of-young-medical-student-in-mthatha\/","title":{"rendered":"MEC saddened by death of young medical student in Mthatha"},"content":{"rendered":"
Eastern Cape MEC for Health, Nomakhosazana Meth, says she has learnt with shock the tragic passing of a young and promising final-year Cuban medical student, over the weekend.<\/P>
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According to the provincial department, the 28-year-old female was involved in a car accident in Mthatha.<\/P>
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\u201cShe succumbed to her injuries at the Nelson Mandela Academic Central Hospital,\u201d a statement read.<\/P>
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Reports indicate that the student was with other medical students and a medical intern doctor when the accident happened.<\/P>
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The student who is originally from Bojanala Health District in the North West, had completed five years of medical training in Cuba as part of the Nelson Mandela- Fidel Castro programme.<\/P>
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At the time of her passing, she was doing her final year at Walter Sisulu Medical School.<\/P>
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The MEC has sent her heartfelt condolences to the medical student’s family and colleagues.<\/P>
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\u201cWe are reeling in shock as we were still expecting a lot from this brilliant young mind. The health sector is poorer without her.<\/P>
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\u201cWe feel the pain that her family is feeling. In her, we have lost a promising doctor who would have contributed to our relentless efforts to deliver quality health and care services to our people. May her young soul rest in peace,\u201d she said. <\/P>
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Source: South African Government News Agency<\/P>
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Eastern Cape MEC for Health, Nomakhosazana Meth, says she has learnt with shock the tragic passing of a young and promising final-year Cuban medical student, over the weekend.According to the provincial department, the 28-year-old female was involved i…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n