Oral disease levels appear to be increasing in major sectors of the South African population, especially the underserved, disadvantaged and urbanizing communities. Therefore, this strategy aims to improve the oral health of the South African population by promoting oral health and preventing, appropriately treating, monitoring and evaluating oral diseases.

The purpose of the Antimicrobial Resistance National Strategy framework is to provide a structure for managing antimicrobial resistance, to limit further increases in resistant microbial infections, and improve patient outcomes. The framework consists of four strategic objectives that are underpinned by four key enablers outlined in this document.

This policy framework and strategy sets the vision, mission, goals and objectives which provide direction for improving the implementation of community-based health workers. The document starts by briefly describing the background to the community health worker (CHW) programme, continues to list the legislative and policy context, highlight the scope of the policy and the responsibilities at different levels, the expected outcome of the policy, budget implications, key risks and how the implementation of the policy will be monitored and reported on.

The National Health Promotion Policy and Strategy clarifies the role of health promotion in the health sector and other sectors. The policy is guided by four principles. It aims to strengthen systems to monitor and evaluate health promotion interventions and create an enabling environment that promotes healthy behavioural practices.

This document provides a strategic framework that spans 2014 – 2019. It outlines details on the National Development Plan 2030 vision and priorities to achieve Vision 2030.

This strategy is underpinned by five strategic principles of a person-centred focus, expanded access, innovation for sustainable impact, digital health workforce for economic development and a whole-of-government approach. It proposes nine strategic interventions to be achieved by 2024. Some of which include: development of leadership capacity for digital health innovation and adaptive management, the undertaking of appropriate multi-stakeholder engagement for shared opportunities and successful digital health implementation and establishment of integrated information architecture for interoperability and effective, safe sharing of health information across health systems and services.

This document provides guidelines for the treatment of different disorders and diseases listed in the twenty-one chapters of this document.

This is a bill to achieve universal access to quality health care services in the republic in accordance with section 27 of the constitution; to establish a National Health Insurance Fund and to set out its powers, functions and governance structures; to provide a framework for the strategic purchasing of health care services by the Fund on behalf of users.

The regulations in this document are made in terms of section 58(1)(f) of the Nursing Act, 2005 (Act No. 33 of 2005). The regulations relate to the approval of and the minimum requirements for the education and training of a student leading to registration as a nurse specialist or midwife specialist.

The purpose of the Act is to ensure that liquor regulations and practices in the Republic are harmonised, to facilitate effective and uniform enforcement of liquor laws by various enforcement authorities and to reduce the socio-economic and other costs of alcohol abuse by reducing access to and the availability of liquor.

This Anti Substance Abuse Program of Action outlines five focus areas and their objectives to develop policy, review and align liquor legislation, to educate and create awareness on substance abuse, to promote equal access to resources across South Africa, to respond to policies and legislation with regards to drugs and organized crime and to review of institutional mechanisms to prevent and manage alcohol and drug use in the country respectively.

The purpose of this document is to consolidate procedures drawn from different sources into a single document to approve and endorse health research by the department. The intention is to standardize approval and endorsement of health research using a single reference document.

This document is designed with a vision to improve access to health care for all and health outcomes. It has strategic priorities to develop and employ new professionals and cadres to meet policy and health needs, to increase workforce flexibility to achieve this objective, to improve ways of working and productivity of the existing workforce, to improve retention, increase productivity and revitalize aspects of education, training and research.

This is an Act to amend the Health Professions Act, 1974, so as to amend and insert certain definitions, to provide for the requirements for removal of members from office, to provide for the absence of the president from council meetings, to provide for the functions of registrar and staff, to provide for the investigation of members whose names have been removed from the register and to provide for the publication of the register by electronic means.

This policy guideline applies to both South African citizens and non-South African citizens wishing to register as medical practitioners in South Africa. Therefore, it clarifies the processes to be followed for the approval of applications by South African citizens and non-South African citizens to qualify for independent practice as medical professionals and outlines the regulatory and legislative frameworks that apply.

This document provides 7 guidelines for administering injectable artesunate for severe malaria.

The guideline aims to provide the legal and policy framework that governs the need to consult with patients and clients. Its objectives are to describe the difference between Patient Satisfaction and Patient Experience of Care; to describe the frequency of obtaining feedback from patients; to describe the process of obtaining feedback from patients (conducting a PEC survey); to determine the level of patient satisfaction, and to improve or sustain service delivery.

This document provides a framework for health facilities and communities on how to manage MDR-TB patients closer to their homes. It describes decentralized and deinstitutionalized management of MDR-TB; elements of decentralized and deinstitutionalized MDR-TB care; and the types and functions of DR-TB units.

This policy applies to all current and prospective public and private emergency care personnel and EMS education and training providers. This policy aims to ensure the alignment of emergency care education and training with current education legislation, national education and training needs and imperatives of the national Department of Health to ensure the rendering of quality healthcare services to the population of South Africa. Its objectives are to develop an NQF-aligned framework for emergency care education and training; to facilitate access to, and mobility and progression within emergency care education, training and career paths; and to rationalize, enhance and maintain the quality of emergency care education and training programmes.

This is a patient register in terms of section 39 of the regulations to the mental health care Act No. 17 of 2002 for health establishments that render mental health services. It contains a standard form format to keep records of patients.