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DENOSA Student Movement to hold 6th National Congress in Ventersburg on 21-23 February
MEDIA ALERT
Wednesday, 19 February 2020
The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) Student Movement will hold its 6th National Congress at the Aldam Resort and Conference Centre in Ventersburg, Free State, from 21 to 23 February.
The congress, to be attended by over 200 delegates made up of student nurses from the country's institutions of higher learning, will be reflecting on the variety of challenges that confront nursing education and students.
These challenges include:
- Youth unemployment in the country;
- Poor safety in residences as well as in the clinical areas for student nurses and nurses alike;
- The horrible effects of the implementation of a bursary system at institutions;
- Exploitation of student nurses in the clinical areas due to unfilled vacancies of nurses;
- Poor student accompaniment of students in clinical practice areas;
- Non-absorption of post- community service nurses in many provinces;
- Non-placement of student nurses into community service positions in many provinces; and
- The New Nursing Curriculum;
The congress will also reflect on the latest developments and trends in the health sector globally, including the outbreak of the Coronavirus that nurses are at the forefront of fighting as well as the declaration of the year 2020 as the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife. The students will also reflect on the country’s preparedness towards the implementation of the National Health Insurance (NHI) as means to achieve Universal Health Coverage for all South Africans.
The congress will be addressed by various representatives from the youth formation, including South African Student Congress (SASCO), Young Communist League of South Africa (YCLSA), PSI Young Workers, and COSATU Young Workers Forum among others.
The congress will elect new leaders to lead student matters for the next two years, which will be announced on the last day on Sunday.
Members of the media are cordially invited to the Congress to report
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Issued by DENOSA National Student Movement
For more information, contact:
Yomelela Mnqabashe, DENOSA National Student Movement Secretary
Mobile: 071 624 6423 / 076 613 8952
Morgan Thabiso, DENOSA National Student Movement Chairperson
Mobile: 071 624 5490
Website: www.denosa.org.za
Facebook: DENOSA National Page
Twitter: @DENOSAORG
