Overcoming the doctor shortage in South Africa

The alarming article published in The Times regarding the effects of doctor shortages on the healthcare system in KwaZulu-Natal raises the question: how did we get here? The following infographic answers that question and provides suggestions for how to address the problem. What is certain is that something needs to be done urgently.

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