Guides/Guidelines

Guides/Guidelines

Guide to Access the National AMR Surveillance Dashboard

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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a major threat to clinical medicine and public health, nationally and internationally. Antimicrobials are not only essential for the treatment of severe infections such as bacterial sepsis or meningitis, but also opportunistic infections that may occur in patients predisposed to infections, particularly in hospitals. Surveillance for AMR is a key component in combating antimicrobial resistance. The National Department of Health (NDoH) developed a National Action Plan (NAP) for AMR which has as one of its objectives, surveillance for AMR.

Guidance on the use of the Lateral Flow Urine lipoarabinomannan assay (LF-LAM) for the Diagnosis and Management of Active Tuberculosis in PLHIV

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This document guides health care providers on the use of the lateral flow lipoarabinomannan assay (LF-LAM) for the diagnosis and management of active tuberculosis in people living with HIV (PLHIV). This guidance document further provides a summary of changes adopted from recommendations by the WHO policy update (2019), on the LF-LAM assay for the diagnosis of active tuberculosis in people living with HIV.

Guidance on Infection Prevention and Control Measures for COVID-19 for Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

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Emergency medical services (EMS) play a vital role in COVID-19 outbreak response and case management by responding to requests for assistance, triaging patients, and providing emergency medical treatment and transport for suspected and confirmed COVID-19 persons. Unlike patient care in the controlled environment of a healthcare facility, care and transports by EMS present unique challenges due to: The nature of the setting. Enclosed space during transport. Frequent need for rapid medical decision-making, interventions with limited information, and a varying range of patient acuity and ju

Guidance Note for Workplaces in the Event of Identification of a COVID-19 Positive Employee

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This guidance note outlines some key aspects in relation to COVID-19 that need to be considered by the workplace health and safety regulator, employers and employees should a worker become diagnosed as COVID-19 disease. The following issues need to be addressed in dealing with identification and management of a COVID-19 positive worker. These procedures must be read in conjunction with other relevant / updated guidelines or regulations from the National Department of Health and the Departments of Employment and Labour, Mineral Resources and Energy, and Public Service and Administration.

Framework for Strategic Plans and Annual Performance Plans

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This document sets out a framework to align strategic and annual performance planning with emphasis on the outcomes oriented monitoring and evaluation approach led by the Presidency. It is therefore important that institutions focus on the achievement of outcomes oriented planning and report the results in a simple and clear manner. Outcomes oriented planning uses identified development needs and desired results as the foundation for designing programs by focusing on key questions.

Framework and Guidelines for Maternal and Neonatal Care During a Crisis COVID-19

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This document is a framework on how to respond to crises that involve maternal and newborn care. This framework will use the response to the COVID-19 infection as an example. In crisis everyone needs to be involved and each health care manager and health care worker needs to: know what to do, (i.e. have clear guidelines on tasks to be performed); have the means to do it (i.e. have resources to perform tasks); and then do it (i.e. monitor and evaluate to ensure tasks are performed). For this, decision making and communication are essential.

First Draft National Clinical Record Audit Implementation Guideline for Primary Health Care Facilities

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Clinical (or medical) audits form part of the continuous quality improvement process and consist of measuring a clinical outcome or a process, against well-defined standards set on the principles of evidence-based medicine. The aim of the audit is to highlight the discrepancies between actual practice and standard in order to identify the changes needed to improve the quality of care. 

Ethics in Health Research Principles, Processes and Structures

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These guidelines ‘Ethics in Health Research: Principles, Processes and Structures – 2015’ provide an updated and strengthened guide to ensure that, in South Africa, research is conducted responsibly and ethically. Mandated by Section 72 of the National Health Act 61 of 2003, the National Health Research Ethics Council (NHREC) tasked its Working Group for Norms and Standards to produce a revision of the first edition of the Guidelines issued in 2004.

Environmental Health Guidelines for Management of Human Remains in the Context of COVID-19: March 2020

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Environmental health has a key role to play in monitoring the management of human remains that dies of an infectious disease, including COVID-19. The monitoring will include the following: Providing guidance and advise to funeral undertakers on management of infectious human remains Inspection of premises where bodies are prepared, stored and disposed of This interim guideline is based on what is currently known about COVID-19.
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