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2022 National Health Research Summit Report

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Reports and Journals

The aim of the 2022 Summit was to cultivate stakeholder discussions on the impact of COVID-19 on health, research for health and health systems, as well as evaluating progress made in aligning the country’s research and health status to critical international and national aspirations and strategic goals, including SDG 3 on health and wellness, the NDP 2030, the Presidential Health Compact 2018, the MTSF (2019 – 2024) and the National Department of Health Strategic Plan (2020/2021 – 2024/2025). Additionally, the 2022 Summit aimed to:

NATIONAL GUIDELINE ON MANAGEMENT OF PATIENT WAITING TIME IN CLINICS, COMMUNITY HEALTHCENTERS, AND OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENTS OF PUBLIC HOSPITALS OF SOUTH AFRICA

Type
Guides/Guidelines

The public health care system is currently overburdened by justifiable demands for care, in particular an increase in the burden of diseases and increasing number of patients seeking care. Studies have proven that the length of time that a patient waits to receive health services is one of the important drivers of satisfaction and compliance with treatment and is indeed one of the commonest, most consistent bitterness issues that most complain about. The Department of Health remains committed to providing an improved quality of services to all the people seekin

Section 21 Alert List

Type
Reports

The list of medicines currently procured through Section 21 Authorisations can be accessed on the Contract Management Unit (CMU) page, on the following link: 

Adult Primary Care (APC) Clinical Tool (2023)

Type
Guides/Guidelines

The APC clinical tool is a comprehensive, integrated clinical decision support tool for frontline clinicians working in primary health care in South Africa. It forms part of the Ideal Clinic and the Integrated Clinical Service Management programmes. The tool has been updated to combine the latest guidelines and policies, across all clinical programmes in the National Department of Health in South Africa, into a single practical implementation tool. All medications align with the Standard Treatment guidelines and Essential Medicine List. 

Clinical Management of Rifampicin-Resistant Tubercolosis

Type
Guides/Guidelines

This Updated Clinical Reference Guide is a revision of the Management of RR-TB: A Clinical Reference Guide, published in November 2019. The main changes in the document include introducing the 6-month regimens known as BPaL and BPaL-L regimens, discussion of the new inclusion and exclusion criteria, treatment modalities, treatment follow up and post-treatment follow-up.

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Switching Stable 1st and 2nd Line ART Clients to DTG Containing Regimen

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