The Minister in the Presidency, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma leads a South African delegation attending the graduation ceremony of medical students from the Nelson Mandela – Fidel Castro programme. The Minister will also deliver a vote of thanks on behalf the South African government.
The programme was forged by President Nelson Mandela and Fidel Castro in 1996 as part of the various bilateral agreements between South Africa and Cuba. In the year that South Africa celebrates the Mandela Centenary, the program will produce the largest number of graduates with more than seven-hundred (700) graduating from Cuba to complete their integration into the South African health system.
The graduation ceremony will be hosted and attended by various Cuban Ministers including Health, Education and International Relations.
Details of the graduation are as follows:
Date: 4 July 2018
Venue: Victoria de Giron Medical Intitute, Cuba
Time: 15h00
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