The purpose of this document is to outline the strategic framework to prevent, reduce and control the development of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and anti-microbial resistance (AMR), ultimately improving patient safety and health outcomes. The objectives of the strategic framework are to establish and strengthen IPC programmes at the national, provincial, district and health facility level including emergency medical services (EMS) and prescribe the development and implementation of national infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines.

The aims of this strategy for the prevention and control of obesity are to reform obesogenic environments and enablers, while enhancing opportunities for increased physical activity and healthy food options in every possible setting, including healthcare facilities, early childhood development centers, schools, workplaces and the community at large. It outlines 6 broad goals. Some of which is to create an enabling environment that supports the availability of and accessibility to healthy food choices in various settings and establish a surveillance system and strengthen monitoring, evaluation and research.

“No foodstuff, which has been irradiated shall be sold unless the Minister or the Director-General has in writing, approved the sale of such irradiated foodstuff”.

The Malaria Elimination Strategic Plan details the vision, mission, goals, objectives, key strategies, and activities, indicators and targets for the country’s malaria elimination programme. The vision of this policy is to achieve a malaria-free South Africa.

The notice lists foodstuffs deemed to be contaminated, impure, decayed, harmful or injurious to human health, if they contain the metals in column 1, in amounts exceeding the corresponding levels in column 3 when measured using accredited analytical methods.

The regulations place restrictions on the sale of food that does not meet the standards or requirements defined. It stipulates that certain nutritional and other information must be written on labels attached to foodstuffs. The regulations apply to infants under the age of 12 months and for children up to 12 years of age.

The government acknowledges the position of sound nutrition as a basic human right and prerequisite for attaining full intellectual and physical potential. Nutrition is seen as the outcome of a developmental process and not services to be delivered. The roadmap highlights the manifestations of malnutrition prevalent in South Africa and possible underlying conditions. The five-year roadmap seeks to direct nutrition-related activities in the health sector to the achievement of the sector’s four focus areas: life expectancy; maternal and child mortality; HIV and AIDS and tuberculosis; and strengthened health systems.

These Regulations prohibit the importation, sale or manufacture of foodstuffs containing residues of defined chemical substances in excess of prescribed maximum limits. A sampling of pesticide residues in food shall be carried out in accordance with the latest edition of the Codex Alimentarius Standards.

The act amends the medicines and related substances act of 1965, to provide for the functions of the authority, the composition of committees and board of the authority, and to redefine certain expressions for textual correctness and clarity.

An amendment of the medicines and related substances control act of 1965. The provisions of the amendment include; making the council a juristic person; prohibition of sales on medicines not registered; regulation of inspector powers; council’s powers to acquire and appropriate funds; and supply of affordable medicines.

The amendment relates to redefinitions; to eliminate ambiguities. It is stated that container labels must contain one of the health warnings listed, in any of the South African official languages.

A specification of services that pertain especially to the para-veterinary profession of veterinary nurse, course of conduct, and dress code.

The notice concerns hygienic requirements for the handling, transport and storage of food. The regulations outline requirements for all points in the food handling and packaging processes. It is stated that a person may not handle food or allow food to be handled in manners contrary to specifications of these regulations.

The notice lists out the local authorities that are enforced within areas of jurisdiction

The regulations are pursuant to the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics, and Disinfectants Act of 1972. Alcoholic beverage is defined as “any drink ordinarily consumed by humans or purporting to be suitable or manufactured or sold for human consumption with an ethyl alcohol content above 1ml per 100mI (one percent (1%) alcohol volume)”. Warnings against alcoholic beverages are highlighted in the annexure of the regulations, and it is specified that container labels must contain one of the health warnings in any of the South African official languages.

The amendment takes the form of redefinitions for textual correctness and alterations of annexes to the regulations

The notice lists out the local authorities that are enforced within areas of jurisdiction

The minister extends the compliance and transitional measures period set out in terms of the regulations relating to foodstuffs for infants and young children made in terms of the foodstuffs, cosmetics and disinfectants act of 1972.

The notice updates the schedules in the medicines and related substances act of 1965. Among other proclamations, It is explicitly stated that: “no person shall sell, have in his or her possession or manufacture any medicine or scheduled substance, except in accordance with the prescribed conditions”. It excludes substances specifically for industrial and analytical laboratory purposes.

The notice of the minister states that; “no foodstuff which has been irradiated shall be sold unless the Minister or the Director-General has in writing, approved the sale of such irradiated foodstuffs. It defines irradiation as a deliberate exposure to ionising radiation.