Guides/Guidelines

Guides/Guidelines

National Guidelines for the Management of Viral Hepatitis

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Viral hepatitis is defined as inflammation of the liver cells due to viral infection. The burden of liver disease in South Africa is mostly underestimated as viral hepatitis, in particular chronic infection, is a silent and neglected cause of morbidity and mortality. However, the burden of disease is likely substantial given the prevalence of chronic viral hepatitis.

National Guideline to Manage Complaints, Compliments and Suggestions in the Health Sector of South Africa - 2022

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Guides/Guidelines

The purpose of the National Guideline to Manage Complaints, Compliments and Suggestions is to provide direction to the health sector of South Africa regarding the management of complaints, compliments, and suggestions by ensuring that standards and measures as set out by the Norms and Standards Regulations applicable to different categories of health establishments are adhered to. This Guideline gives direction to ensure that the right of patients and/or their families/support persons to complain is upheld.

National Guideline for Patient Safety Incident Reporting and Learning in the Health Sector of South Africa - 2022

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Guides/Guidelines

The purpose of this Guideline is to provide direction to the health sector of South Africa regarding the management of PSI reporting, including the provision of appropriate feedback to patients, families/support persons and clinicians, as well as the sharing of lessons learned to prevent patient harm. This Guideline describes a national standardised system for managing PSIs to ensure that various levels of care in the health system respond effectively to PSIs.

National Guideline for Hypertension 1998

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Guides/Guidelines
Hypertension is a major public health problem in virtually all parts of the world, as well as in South Africa. Primary health care services should be the stronghold of hypertension control. The goal of the guideline is primary prevention of high blood pressure through integrated measures to facilitate a healthy lifestyle (primordial prevention) and secondary prevention by reducing cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, renal and retinal damage associated with hypertension.

National Guide lines on the Management of Hypertension in Adults at Primary Care Level

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Guides/Guidelines
The main objectives of this guideline are to  achieve primary prevention of high blood pressure through an integrated risk management process by following a population approach, to achieve target level blood pressure by rational, effective, comprehensive management of hypertension and to  achieve  secondary  prevention  of  cardiovascular  disease,  cerebrovascular  disease, renal and retinal damage associated with hypertension through the application of an “at risk” approach.

National Demand Generation Implementation Guide

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Guides/Guidelines
Demand generation for medical male circumcision is the process by which uncircumcised and HIV-negative men: learn about MMC; understand what the benefits are; make the decision to get medically circumcised; and ultimately become champions for MMC. This guide is designed to assist you with how best to generate demand for MMC, meet your MMC targets and reduce new HIV infections in your community. This implementation guide has arisen out of a need for more direct guidance in running successful MMC campaigns within a resource-limited environment.

National Contraception Clinical Guidelines 2019

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Guides/Guidelines
These guidelines cover modern methods of contraception. In step with contemporary thinking, modern methods of contraception are described as methods which use a product or medical procedure that interferes with reproduction from acts of sexual intercourse. Non-modern methods, also known as traditional or natural methods, are generally less reliable and effective than modern methods. In light of the high rates of unintended pregnancies, unmet need for contraception, and HIV prevalence in South Africa, these methods are not actively promoted in the National Clinical Contraception Guidelines.

National Clinical Guidelines of Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) in Occupational and Non-Occupational Exposures 2020

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Guides/Guidelines
he purpose of this guideline is to ensure that healthcare providers at all levels of care in South Africa are following the most up-to-date recommendations for post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV and HBV, following either occupational or non-occupational exposure to blood or bodily fluids. Application of these guidelines by health care workers will improve access and adherence to PEP. Additionally, recommendations for PEP for sexually transmitted infections (STls), tetanus, and the prevention of unwanted pregnancies are also provided.
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