Guides/Guidelines

Guides/Guidelines

National Clinical Guidelines for Safe Conception and Infertility 2020

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Guides/Guidelines
The clinical guideline on safe conception and infertility is responding to the National Health Insurance (NHI) principle of universal health access for all. It aims to promote, protect, and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all, including persons with disabilities, and to promote respect for their inherent dignity. The guideline is also addressing the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual transgendered and intersex, (LGBTQI) population in the context of their reproductive rights that has been lacking.

Monkeypox

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Monkeypox is a rare viral infection in humans. Since May 2022, monkeypox has been reported in more than 3 000 individuals from several European countries, the USA, Canada, Australia, Morocco and the United Arab Emirates. This is the first multi-country outbreak of monkeypox and is already the largest outbreak of monkeypox recorded. The cases to date mostly involve individuals that self-identify as men having sex with men. Risk factors include reporting multiple sexual partners. Recent large social events are thought to have served as super spreader events.

Managing Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Africa: A Clinical Guide for Health Workers and Managers

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These guidelines provide guidance to healthcare workers and managers for the management and treatment of pregnant women and their newborn babies, and children in the context of COVID-19. They should be read in conjunction with the current Maternal and Neonatal Health Guidelines and the Guidelines for Clinical Management of Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 disease. These guidelines are based on a combination of available evidence and expert opinion.  This is an evolving situation and these guidelines are a living document that may be updated if or when new information becomes available.

Management of Type 2 Diabetes in Adults at Primary Care Level

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 The implementation of this updated guideline, as one of the tools available to manage diabetes, will, with the cooperation of the patients and relevant health professionals, achieve the reduction of complications of diabetes and the reduction of premature mortality from diabetes. The guideline is an integral part of the Diabetes Implementation Strategy for South Africa, which was developed in response to the African Diabetes Declaration and Strategy.

Management of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

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Guides/Guidelines
The following policy guidelines are intended for use by health care professionals involved in the complex and difficult task of managing mono-and poly-resistant TB, MDR- and XDR-TB patients in South Africa. The guidelines focus on the clinical management, referral mechanisms and models of care. However, psychosocial support to ensure comprehensive management of the patients, strategies for infection prevention and control, and occupational health services for health care workers (HCWs) are covered.
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