With ten years remaining to achieve the global goal of ending TB as a public health threat by 2035, the launch of the National End TB Plan marks a renewed commitment to accelerate progress. This first implementation plan outlines the key priorities and activities for the financial year April 2026 to March 2027 and provides a roadmap for coordinated action across the TB programme.

The South African National Department of Health’s Medical Male Circumcision (MMC) Technical Guidelines provide evidence-based direction for the safe, voluntary provision of MMC as part of a comprehensive HIV prevention package. Adapted from WHO guidance, they outline clinical procedures, informed consent processes, and quality assurance standards for clients aged 10 years and older.

The purpose of this document is to provide guidelines for the Provincial Health Research Committees (PHRCs). The primary purpose of providing these guidelines is to promote a common approach and shared vision for the co-ordination and management of research within government and to introduce a measure of consistency and standardisation across the provinces, particularly in terms of the roles and functions of the PHRCs.

Community health workers (CHWs) are frontline health workers who are trusted members of the community and have a particularly good understanding of the communities they serve. CHWs serve as a liaison between health services and the community. Therefore, CHWs require knowledge of the services provided by the different tiers of the health system

These guidelines have been designed by the department of health to guide the care that is provided for pregnant women and neonates in South Africa. They represent the desired standard of care. Clinicians must be aware of the guideline contents and understand how to implement them.

A Clinical Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Drug-susceptible TB in Children and Adolescents in South Africa.

The public health care system is currently overburdened by justifiable demands for care, in particular an increase in the burden of diseases and increasing number of patients seeking care. Studies have proven that the length of time that a patient waits to receive health services is one of the important drivers of satisfaction and compliance with treatment and is indeed one of the commonest, most consistent bitterness issues that most complain about. The Department of Health remains committed to providing an improved quality of services to all the people seekin