These anaesthetic guidelines are extracts from the World Health Organization and prescribe the accurate dosages of Lidocaine and Bupivacaine for male circumcisions. The dosage recommendations are based on male age and weight.
This report discusses the role of quality improvement in achieving effective large-scale prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in South Africa.
The purpose purpose of this newsletter is to provide you with an update on developments at AMD concerning COVID-19,as well as other non-COVID related work. This provides a snapshot of our COVID-19 priority list and the status of the availability of medicine and PPE across the country.
NDoH Pharmacovigilance Centre for Public Health Programmes (NPC) This report will be shared with the South African Health Products Authority (SAHPRA) adr [at] sahpra.org.za or call 012501031
The Adult Primary Care (APC) clinical tool is a comprehensive approach to the primary care of the adult 18 years or older. APC has been developed using approved clinical policies and guidelines issued by the National Department of Health and is intended for use by all health care practitioners working at primary care level in South Africa as a clinical decision-making tool.
The Adult Primary Care (APC) COVID-19 Guidance for health workers in primary health care facilities provides a comprehensive approach to the primary care of COVID-19 patients.
Switching Stable 1st and 2nd Line ART Clients to DTG Containing Regimen
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