The Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) is a strategy implemented in many low- and middle-income countries to improve the quality of care offered to sick children under 5, thereby improving the under-5 mortality rates in these countries. South Africa adopted the IMCI strategy in 1998. It has been adapted for the South African population and is widely used in primary health care settings across the country.

This course serves to optimise and standardise IMCI training for all health workers involved in the management of sick children.

As announced by the President of the Republic of South Africa, the country is preparing to embark on a massive programme to roll out the COVID-19 vaccination. This will be the largest and most complex logistical undertaking in our country, and it requires active involvement of various stakeholders, forums and task teams. The training task team is responsible for giving the vaccinators adequate knowledge and skills to deliver the COVID-19 vaccine.

To strengthen the capacity of the health sector to deliver high-quality, comprehensive health services, South Africa adopted the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations to include Dolutergravir (DTG), as the preferred anti-retroviral drug for first and second line regimens.

This module was created to be broad enough to be accessible to all healthcare workers (HCWs) who deal with human patients or animals (either companion animals or
livestock), at any level of care, including public and private sectors. 

More advanced training modules are being planned, aimed at healthcare workers who show an interest in becoming more actively involved in antimicrobial stewardship. 

The first National Guideline to manage Complaints, Compliments and Suggestions (CCS) was published in 2017 and came into effect on 1 April 2018 and was revised in 2021 with implementation on 1 April 2022. The training module covers the content of the revised CCS guideline and outlines the procedure to follow to effectively manage CCS at different levels in the health system.

This course covers the theoretical overview of the circumcision programme, which is essentially the backbone around which the surgical intervention is focused. The course includes a detailed review of HIV prevention in Africa, the anatomy and physiology required to perform a safe surgical circumcision and a review of the procedure using the dorsal slit method, a  World Health Organization (WHO) approved circumcision method.

The Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) training package provides a comprehensive framework for the training of health care providers on SRHR in South Africa.

This training package a demonstration of the Department of Health’s commitment to providing comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services with a rights-based approach, in order to achieve health for all.

Recognizing diversity and integrating SRHR programs is one of the core values of SRHR as it relates to both the public health imperative and the human rights rationale for SRHR programming