Supporting the next generation of doctors: Bonitas and Gift of the Givers award medical bursaries at Wits University

Bonitas Medical Fund, in partnership with humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers, recently awarded bursaries to three medical students: Keikantse Swaratlhe (23), Blake Delroy Pierce Green (28) and Singita Manganye (24) at Wits University.

From left to right: Blake Delroy Pierce Green, Singita Manganye, Keikantse Swaratlhe, Lee Callakoppen (Principal Officer at Bonitas)

The students are among some of the top performers at the university, looking to specialise in various fields including dermatology, paediatrics and internal medicine. As they look forward to learning and growing their knowledge in medicine, the bursaries come at a crucial time, providing financial support and easing the burden of university fees. In addition to financial assistance, the bursary programme aims to help address some of the challenges facing the medical fraternity in South Africa, including overloaded public hospitals, understaffed clinics and a shortage of medical professionals.