The contracts were signed in February 2020, with the health-care workers hired for one year, from April 1 2020 to March 31 2021. This came at a cost of R900m.
However, a technical team led by Eastern Cape department of health acting superintendent-general Dr Sibongile Zungu made a recommendation for the extensions ahead of the anticipated third Covid-19 wave.
The Nelson Mandela Bay health district contracted 1,095 workers in various positions.
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Eastern Cape Covid-19 health workers’ contracts extended as third wave looms
Department finds R400m needed to keep vital staff on for three more months
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The contracts of the health-care workers hired to bolster the Eastern Cape’s front line to fight Covid-19 have been extended by three months, while those working in communities were pushed to 12 months.
The contracts were signed in February 2020, with the health-care workers hired for one year, from April 1 2020 to March 31 2021. This came at a cost of R900m.
However, a technical team led by Eastern Cape department of health acting superintendent-general Dr Sibongile Zungu made a recommendation for the extensions ahead of the anticipated third Covid-19 wave.
The Nelson Mandela Bay health district contracted 1,095 workers in various positions.
For more on this article, please visit HeraldLIVE.
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