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2018 Global Reference List 100 Core Health Indicators

Type
Annual Performance Plans
The Global Reference List of 100 Core Health Indicators is a standard set of core indicators prioritized by the global community to provide concise information on the health situation and trends, including responses at national and global levels. The 2018 list of indicators contains modifications and additions to indicators and metadata elements to reflect the recommended health and health-related indicators of the Sustainable Development Goals, including universal health coverage.

Psychosocial Support for Health Workers During the COVID-19 Response

Type
Guides/Guidelines
In order to address anxiety and uncertainty amongst health workers, the Employee Health and Wellness Programme addresses these challenges in the workplace. The Employee Health and Wellness (EHW) Strategic Framework for the Public Service caters for the provision of psychosocial support in the Public Service. The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it a range of issues regarding mental health. Health workers dealing directly with the affected individuals are the ones who bear the brunt, as they have to assist while they are themselves impacted.

National Digital Health Strategy for South Africa 2019 - 2024

Type
Strategic Documents and Plans

The development of the National Digital Health Strategy for South Africa, 2019 - 2024 takes place at an opportune time of the massive reorganisation of the healthcare system required for the National Health Insurance (NHI) implementation. These developments, alongside a rapidly changing technology landscape within the context of the fourth industrial revolution present great opportunities for innovation. The development of the new strategy was led by the Ministerial Advisory Committee (MAC) on eHealth, which is chaired by Director-General, Ms MP Matsoso.

National Adolescent and Youth Health Policy - 2017

Type
Policies
This Adolescent and Youth Health Policy aims to promote the health and wellbeing of young people, aged 10-24 years. Over the past two decades in South Africa, we have focused on equitable distribution of health resources and the expansion of service delivery. This has transformed the public health service. In adolescent and youth health, evidence from research has improved our understanding of needs and responses, and programmatic innovation has expanded healthcare provision and awareness. Despite this progress, adolescents and youth still face risks.

Ideal Clinic Framework and Manual Version 19 ( Updated - April 2022)

Type
Manuals and Toolkits

The Ideal Clinic Realisation and Maintenance (ICRM) programme was initiated by the National Department of Health in July 2013 in order to systematically improve primary health care (PHC) facilities and the quality of care they provide. The Ideal Clinic framework/dashboard sets out the standards for PHC  facilities to provide good-quality health services. An Ideal Clinic is defined as a clinic with good infrastructure, adequate staff, adequate medicines and supplies, good administrative processes, and sufficient adequate bulk supplies.

National Cancer Strategic Framework for South Africa 2017 - 2022

Type
Strategic Documents and Plans

The National Cancer Strategic Framework 2017 – 2022 reflects the country’s commitment to reduce the burden of cancer among all our people. This commitment is made amidst many competing demands from both health and developmental contexts, including our quadruple burden of disease and the high impact of social determinants of health. Many people continue to experience inequities in accessing health services and this Strategy is the platform to improve access to all components of cancer prevention and control, on an equitable basis.

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

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