SEDIBENG. – As South Africa’s lockdown days go by, more and more hands are needed on deck to fight the surge of COVID-19 pandemic.
The SA Military Health Service (SAMHS) has called up registered healthcare practitioners to join forces with its serving members in the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic.
“The SAMHS is reinforcing, regrouping and strengthening its medical capacity in the wake of the national state of disaster declared by the Commander-in-Chief of the South African National Defence Force,” a statement form SANDF said.
The following categories of registered healthcare practitioners are encouraged to apply:
- Medical doctors.
- Professional nurses enrolled Nurses and Auxiliary nurses.
- Clinical associates.
- Operational Emergency Care Practitioners (OECPs).
Interested candidates are to contact the following SAMHS Directors for enlistment with contact details, ID number and registration number:
- Director Medicine at (012) 367 9156.
- Director Nursing at (012) 367 9168.
- Director Emergency Military Medical Care (EMMC) at (012) 671 5005 (Emergency Medical Services (EMS) with previous military service).
- Director Military Health Reserve at (012) 671 5153.
Prospective candidates are to report at the nearest Military Health unit upon receiving communication from the Reserve Force office.
