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Guidelines for Management of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in South Africa (Policy Guidelines)
Ministry of Health, South Africa
This policy document on the management of drug-resistant tuberculosis provides guidance on diagnosis, the management of patients, management of drug reactions and recording and reporting, and other special situations.
South Africa • 2013 • Health
Guidelines for the Management of Tuberculosis, Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Sexually-Transmitted Infections in Correctional facilities 2013
Ministry of Health, South Africa
This policy document on the management of drug-resistant tuberculosis, HIV and sexually transmitted infections. The guidance covers screening, treatment, prevention, mother and child health, recording and reporting, human rights, and other related matters.
South Africa • 2013 • Health
Guidelines for Tuberculosis Preventive Therapy Among HIV Infective Individuals in South Africa
Ministry of Health, South Africa
This policy document specifies the guidelines for tuberculosis preventive therapy in South Africa. The guidance covers screening, treatment, prevention, monitoring of patients, recording and reporting, and other related matters.
South Africa • 2010 • Health
Guidelines for the Treatment of Malaria in South Africa-2016
Ministry of Health, South Africa
This policy document specifies the guidelines for the treatment of malaria in South Africa. The guidance covers diagnosis, management of severe malaria, treatment of high-risk cases, and other related matters.
South Africa • 2016 • Health
South African Guidelines for the Prevention of Malaria
Ministry of Health, South Africa
The overall objective of these guidelines is to provide healthcare practitioners with information on the best practices for interventions for people working and living in malaria-affected areas.
South Africa • 2017 • Health
Interim Clinical Guidance for the Implementation of Injectable-Free Regimens for Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis in Adults, Adolescents and Children
Ministry of Health, South Africa
This guidance outlines the interim clinical guidelines on the implementation of the modified short and long treatment regimens for people with Rifampicin Resistant Tuberculosis (RR-TB) in South Africa.
South Africa • 2019 • Health
Disaster Management Act: Regulations to Address the Escalation of the COVID-19
Ministry of Health, South Africa
The regulations are addressed towards necessary steps to prevent an escalation of the COVID-19 disaster; to alleviate, contain and minimise the effects of the disaster. The COVID-19 is declared a national disaster, as enshrined in the march 2020 publication in the national gazette.
South Africa • 2020 • Health
South African National AIDS Council Procedural Guidelines
Ministry of Health, South Africa
These procedural guidelines are for the effective functioning of the South African AIDS Council. The guidelines are to ensure the effective implementation of the HIV and AIDS policies and programmes.
South Africa • 2008 • Health
Guidelines for the Treatment of Malaria in South Africa
Ministry of Health, South Africa
These are guidelines by the Department of Health for the treatment of malaria in South Africa. The guidelines aim to prevent mortality; to prevent disease progression and development of severe malaria; to reduce morbidity; To eliminate parasitaemia minimize transmission, and to limit the emergence and spread of drug resistance
South Africa • 2009 • Health
Adult Primary Care Guide 2016/2017
Ministry of Health, South Africa
This Guide by the Department of Health outline the approach for diagnosis and care for patients with chronic health conditions such as TB, HIV, Mental health, and Respiratory diseases.
South Africa • 2016 • Health
National Consolidated Guidelines for the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) and the Management of HIV in Children, Adolescents and Adults
Ministry of Health, South Africa
These guidelines guide all healthcare professionals, healthcare workers, national health laboratory services managers, and program managers at district and provincial levels, national levels, and community-based organizations working with people living with HIV. The overall goal of the guidelines is to improve the clinical outcomes of people living with HIV, reduce morbidity due to TB/HIV co-infection, reduce HIV incidence and avert AIDS-related deaths.
South Africa • 2015 • Health
Tribunal Rules for Covid -19 Excessive Pricing Complaint Referrals.
Ministry of Health, South Africa
The purpose of these Regulations is to provide for rules regulating complaint referrals for alleged contraventions of section 8(1)(a) of the Act read with Regulation 4 of the Consumer Protection Regulations during the period of declaration of the National State of Disaster and lockdown period and prevent an escalation of a National State of Disaster and to alleviate, contain and minimise the effects of the National State of Disaster.
South Africa • 2020 • Health
Guidelines for Quarantine and Isolation in Relation to COVID-19 Exposure and Infection
Ministry of Health, South Africa
These guidelines guide the management of persons requiring quarantine or isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the identification, setup, maintenance and management of quarantine and isolation facilities.
South Africa • 2020 • Health
COVID-19 Block Exemption for the Hotel Industry 2020
Ministry of Health, South Africa
The purpose of these Regulations is to exempt a category of agreements or practices in the hotel industry from the application of sections 4 and 5 of the Act in response to the declaration of COVID -19 pandemic as a national disaster in terms of the Disaster Management Act, solely with the purpose of promoting concerted conduct to prevent an escalation of the national disaster and to alleviate, contain and minimise the effects of the national disaster.
South Africa • 2020 • Health
Guidelines for Traditional Health Practitioners in Dealing with COVID 19 and Lockdown
Ministry of Health, South Africa
These guidelines aim to provide to Traditional Health Practice on the management of the COVID 19 and the steps taken by Government to address the pandemic.
South Africa • 2020 • Health
COVID-19 Block Exemption for the HealthCare Sector 2020
Ministry of Health, South Africa
The purpose of these Regulations is to exempt a category of agreements or practices in the healthcare sector from the application of sections 4 and 5 of the Act in response to the declaration of COVID-19 pandemic as a national disaster in terms of the Disaster Management Act, solely with the purpose of promoting access to healthcare, preventing exploitation of patients, enabling the sharing of healthcare facilities, management of capacity and reduction of prices.
South Africa • 2020 • Health
Use of Cloth Face-Masks by Members of the General Public in South Africa During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ministry of Health, South Africa
This document recommends cloth face masks as part of respiratory hygiene or etiquette which also includes coughing and sneezing into a bent elbow or a tissue (with proper disposal of the tissue).
South Africa • 2020 • Health
COVID-19 Block Exemption for the Banking Sector 2020
Ministry of Health, South Africa
The purpose of these Regulations is to exempt a category of agreements or practices between Banks, Banking Association of South Africa and/or Payments Association of South Africa from the application of sections 4 and 5 of the Act in response to the declaration of COVID-19 pandemic as a national disaster in terms of the Disaster Management Act, solely for the purpose of enabling the banking sector to minimise the negative impact on the ability of customers, including both business and private individuals, to manage their finances during the national disaster, and be in a position to continue normal operations beyond the national disaster.
South Africa • 2020 • Health
Disaster Management Act: Regulations to address, prevent and combat the spread of Coronavirus COVID-19: Amendment
Ministry of Health, South Africa
The regulations are relevant to the disaster management act of 2002, and the declaration of national disaster published in the government gazette on March 2020. The regulations amend the national disaster publication, to address, prevent and combat the spread of the COVID-19 largely around essential goods and services.
South Africa • 2020 • Health
COVID-19 Block Exemption for the Retail Property Sector 2020
Ministry of Health, South Africa
The purpose of these Regulations is to exempt a category of agreements or practices between designated retail tenants and the retail property landlords from the application of sections 4 and 5 of the Act in response to the declaration of COVID-19 pandemic as a national disaster in terms of the Disaster Management Act, solely for the purpose of enabling the retail property sector to minimize the negative impact on the ability of designated retail tenants, including small independent retailers, to manage their finances during the national disaster and be in a position to continue normal operations beyond the national disaster.
South Africa • 2020 • Health