Health Professions Council of South Africa

Health Professions Council of South Africa

Advanced Clinical Care (ACC) Programme for Healthcare Professionals – 2022

The ACC Programme for healthcare professionals was designed to strengthen the South African Government’s ability in addressing challenges of sustainable clinical capacity within the National Department of Health in the context of a rapidly maturing HIV and TB epidemic. The curriculum will focus on providing healthcare professionals with the core knowledge and skills required to diagnose and manage unstable HIV patients with commonly observed opportunistic infections and other co-morbidities, in addition to those failing antiretroviral treatment (ART). 

Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) Training

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.

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Training

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

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COVID-19 training and resources for health care workers

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

Stay up to date with all the latest information from experts working on the front line.

Access the latest information on the management of clients on TLD and guidance on switching of stable second-line clients to the DTG-containing regimen.

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The Knowledge Hub will help you build your competence and improve your professional skills. The KH provides you:

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