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Doctors head to court to get a cure for placement woes

07 January 2019 - 06:08 By Bongani Fuzile
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The Legal Resources Centre in Durban says it is preparing to assist more than 100 foreign-trained doctors by going to court to force government to have them placed.
The Legal Resources Centre in Durban says it is preparing to assist more than 100 foreign-trained doctors by going to court to force government to have them placed.
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Foreign-trained medical doctors battling for internship placements are heading to court, claiming they are being sidelined.

The health department, however, denies there are students who have not been placed.

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