The Herald

Universities forge historic partnership

A historic cooperation agreement to pool resources and organise the training of health professionals in the Eastern Cape was signed by the province’s four universities yesterday. Representatives from Nelson Mandela University, Fort Hare University, Walter Sisulu University and Rhodes yesterday gathered in Port Elizabeth to sign the agreement.

[caption id="attachment_221469" align="aligncenter" width="599"] At the signing of a bilateral agreement between four Eastern Cape universities and the department of health at NMU yesterday were (from back left): Dr Lungile Pepeta and Eastern Cape health MEC Pumza Dyantyi. Pictured front, from left are Dr Thobile Mbengashe, health superintendent-general, Derrick Swartz, vice-chancellor of NMU, and Eunice Seekoe, dean of health science at Fort Hare University

Picture: Werner Hills[/caption]

A historic cooperation agreement to pool resources and organise the training of health professionals in the Eastern Cape was signed by the province’s four universities yesterday.