Guides/Guidelines

Guides/Guidelines

Guidelines for the Prevention of Malaria - 2017

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Malaria is a potentially fatal disease that can be prevented in most instances by taking the appropriate precautions. These guidelines, produced by the national Department of Health, provide detailed options available for preventing malaria transmission. The primary objective of these guidelines is to provide healthcare practitioners with information on the most appropriate interventions for people entering malaria-affected areas.

Guidelines for the Prevention and Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance in South African Hospitals (2019)

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These guidelines form part of efforts to institutionalize the prevention and containment of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in health care facilities in South Africa, as outlined in the Antimicrobial Resistance Strategic Framework and Implementation Plan. The focus of these guidelines is on two interrelated aspects of prevention of healthcare associated infections (HAIs) and their spread; and the application of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) practices at hospital level.

Guidelines for Symptom Monitoring and Management of Essential Workers for COVID-19 Related Infection

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These guidelines are applicable to all essential services workers covered by regulation GN R.398 of Government Gazette 43148 under section 3 of the Disaster Management Act, 1957 (Act 57 of 2002) as amended on 25 March 2020 wherein essential services are defined in Annexure B (see Addendum 1). The aim of this guideline is to enable: Early and timeous identification and diagnosis of workers at risk of COVID-19 infection   Early referral for appropriate treatment, care and timeous return to work of affected workers The protection of other unaffected workers, consumers, visitors and clients

Guidelines for Quarantine and Isolation in relation to COVID-19 Exposure and Infection

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These guidelines provide guidance on the management of persons requiring quarantine or isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the identification, setup, maintenance, management and quality assurance of quarantine and isolation facilities. As knowledge regarding strategies to address COVID-19 develops globally and in south Africa, these guidelines will be updated based on merging evidence, WHO recommendations, and operational experience.

Guidelines for Maternity Care in South Africa - 2016

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These guidelines have been prepared by the Sub directorate: Maternal Health for the guidance of health workers (doctors and midwives) providing obstetric, surgical and anaesthetic services for pregnant women in district clinics, health centres and district hospitals. These guidelines are intended for use in clinics, community health centres and district hospitals where specialist services are not normally available. The guidelines deal mainly with the diagnosis and especially the management of common and serious pregnancy problems.

Guidelines for Case-Finding, Diagnosis, and Public Health Response in South Africa

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In the light of the transmissibility of coronaviruses, and the global experience with MERS-CoV (ongoing) and SARS in 2003 which were also caused by coronaviruses, South African authorities have compiled this guideline document to support surveillance, case finding, diagnosis, management and public health responses to cases under investigation. *Please note* The interim guidelines are based on what is currently known about the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Guideline for the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of Communicable Infections

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The challenge that PMTCT is currently facing is an increasing number of babies who acquire HIV infection during the postnatal period. To address this challenge, the guidelines provide guidance on the following: Strengthening antenatal and postnatal care for both HIV negative and positive mothers,the introduction of a dolutegravir-based ART regimen which is more efficacious in reducing the risks of transmission of HIV and promoting integrated management of the mother-baby pair by aligning PMTCT interventions with BANC visits during antenatal period and EPI visits during postnatal period.

Guide to Antigen Testing for SARV-COV-2 (COVID-19) in South Africa

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In July 2020, a targeted testing strategy was developed to address South Africa’s testing response to COVID-19. This strategy was developed to accommodate the country’s  constrained testing capacity, to deal with the testing backlog, and to ensure that those categories of patients with an urgent clinical need were prioritised for testing. Symptomatic hospitalised patients, as well as healthcare workers, were therefore prioritised for testing.

Guide to Antigen Testing for SARS-CoV-2 in South Africa

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Guides/Guidelines

In July 2020, a targeted testing strategy was developed to address South Africa’s testing response to COVID-19. This strategy was developed to accommodate the country’s constrained testing capacity, to deal with the testing backlog, and to ensure that those categories of patients with an urgent clinical need were prioritised for testing. Symptomatic hospitalised patients, as well as healthcare workers, were therefore prioritised for testing.

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.

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