{"id":5234,"date":"2025-06-19T23:55:33","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T23:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/upscaling-the-south-african-health-sector-through-the-integration-of-skilled-migrants\/"},"modified":"2025-06-21T06:17:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T06:17:41","slug":"upscaling-the-south-african-health-sector-through-the-integration-of-skilled-migrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/upscaling-the-south-african-health-sector-through-the-integration-of-skilled-migrants\/","title":{"rendered":"Upscaling the South African Health Sector through the Integration of Skilled Migrants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally published as: <strong>Upscaling the South African Health Sector through the Integration of Skilled Migrants<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Original Article Link: <a href='https:\/\/journals.dut.ac.za\/index.php\/ajims\/article\/view\/819' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Read Original Article<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Download PDF: <a href='https:\/\/journals.dut.ac.za\/index.php\/ajims\/article\/view\/819\/662' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Click Here to Download PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Abstract<\/h2>\n<p>Considering the skills shortages in the South African health sector, this study explores the possibility of integrating foreign medical doctors into the under-staffed South African health sector. In achieving this aim, semi-structured interviews were conducted amongst 37 medical doctors, alongside three business entities who recruit skilled migrants. More so, textual analysis and review of audited documents in alignment with this papers theme are reviewed. The study emphasises that no assertive policies or stratagem have been enacted or devised by the South African government or non-governmental entities in integrating such foreign doctors. In furtherance to this, no comprehensive documentation of migrants\u2019 competence has been considered at the port of entry by the Department of Home Affairs which, on its own, represents a missed opportunity. As an agendum to integrating foreign medical doctors regionally, nationally, or locally, the study advocates a comprehensive compilation of migrants\u2019 skills, competence, and qualifications at the port of entries. Such useful data will not only be used for decisive policies but could also be used to integrate, relocate, or mix-match skilled migrants into the under-staffed South African health sector, or integrate them into regions across the globe where their services are needed.<\/p>\n<h2>Authors<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Olayemi  Bakre (Durban University of Technology)<\/li>\n<li>Kabir  Abdul-Kareem (University of KwaZulu-Natal)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Keywords<\/h2>\n<p>Keywords not available.<\/p>\n<h2>References<\/h2>\n<p>References not available for this article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally published as: Upscaling the South African Health Sector through the Integration of Skilled Migrants Original Article&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124],"tags":[2153],"class_list":["post-5234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","tag-ajims","wpcat-124-id"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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