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.

The aim of the guideline is 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 identifies the characteristics of urban dwellers, benefits of urban greening, plant supply for urban greening and guidelines for provincial staff supporting urban greening.

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 are to create an enabling environment that supports availability of and accessibility to healthy food choices in various settings and establish a surveillance system and strengthen monitoring, evaluation and research.

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.

This manual aims to provide uniform correct cleaning methods for the cleaning workforce, whether these are in-house or out-sourced contractors, so that environmental cleaning can be effective, carried out by trained cleaners according to a scheduled routine, uses appropriate cleaning agents and equipment and can be monitored. Some of objectives are to understand principles and methods, procedures and appropriate equipment requirements of effective cleaning in a facility setting and to ensure proper use of detergents and disinfectants in the environment.

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

This is a bill to provide for control over smoking; to regulate the sale and advertising of tobacco products and electronic delivery systems; to regulate the packaging and appearance of tobacco products and electronic delivery systems and to make provision for the standardisation of their packaging.

The Strategy will serve as a framework to guide the implementation of handwashing and hygiene promotion programmes and initiatives, by all those charged with the responsibility of delivering hygiene promotion programmes. It put emphasis on handwashing behavior change as the simplest, proven and most effective intervention to significantly prevent and reduce water, sanitation and hygiene related illnesses, such as diarrhea, especially in children under 5 (five) years, when practiced at critical times.

This mHealth Strategy has an overall is to provide a single, harmonized and comprehensive mHealth Implementation Plan that supports the medium-term priorities of the public health sector, paves the way for future public sector mHealth requirements, lays the requisite foundations for the future integration and coordination of all mHealth initiatives in the country (both public sector and private sector) and addresses and meets the needs of individuals, providers and healthcare managers.

This document summarizes legislative documents under the minister of health portfolio. Some of which includes National Health Act, 2003 that provides a framework for a structured health system within the Republic, Mental Health Care Act, 17 of 2002 that provides a legal framework for mental health in the
Republic etc. It also identifies the 2 phases of the National Health Insurance (2012-2017 & 2017-2022.

The document provides a step by step guide to diagnose and manage severe malaria at district hospital level. It identifies ten steps and procedures for the process.

This brief document outlines different disorders, their causes and treatments. It also answers Frequently Asked Questions about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

Prevention of cancer should be integrated with prevention of chronic diseases and other related areas of healthcare (such as reproductive health, hepatitis B immunization, HIV/AIDS, occupational health and environmental health). Therefore, this Breast Cancer Prevention and Control Policy document is designed to prioritize breast cancer awareness, prevention, treatment and care in South Africa. It provides the clinical support for women, who are both at-risk of developing the disease later in life and are currently undergoing treatment, to survive and live healthy lives.

This policy updates the existing strategy to take into account technological advancements in cervical cancer prevention and new evidence on screening, approaches and methods in context of the HIV epidemic. It introduces primary prevention of cervical cancer through HPV vaccination of young girls between age 9 to 12 and promotes awareness regarding HPV prevention through safe sex practices and dual protection (barrier plus other methods of contraception). It also provides for secondary prevention by strengthening cytology screening. It also introduces new guidelines for cervical cancer screening for women living with HIV.

This document introduces Listeriosis as a bacterial disease caused by the Gram-positive, rod-shaped, motile bacterium, Listeria monocytogenes. It details number of Listeria cases and gender distribution amongst 5 categories of listeriosis patients and also the number of cases of laboratory-confirmed listeriosis in South Africa from January to October 2017 by 5-year age category. Chapter 6 and 7 of this document discuss diagnosis and treatment of listeriosis in different forms.

Each chapter of document discusses on procurement or requisition of vaccines and other supplies, receipt/dispatch of supplies, distribution and storage of vaccines & other supplies, cold storage and distribution equipment, maintenance of cold chain equipment, specimen collection and cold chain, records and reporting, management of sharps and contingency plans in case of power failure, sudden demand etc.

An important factor to achieve a reduction of maternal and neonatal deaths is the provision of clinical guidelines, protocols and manuals for the clinical management of the major causes of maternal mortality. The document provides essential steps in the management of common conditions associated with maternal mortality. It also provides organized procedures that health care givers (clinicians, midwives, nurses and skilled attendants) should follow to ensure competencies and administrative necessities / support (equipment, drugs, human resources) for obstetric condition

The aim of this policy is to promote high standards of practice in the recruitment and employment of health professionals who are not South Africans or permanent residents. It aims at precluding the active recruitment of health professionals from developing countries unless there are specific government to government agreements to allow and support such recruitment.

These guidelines have been compiled using both international and local information to prevent mortality; to prevent disease progression and development of severe malaria, to reduce morbidity; to eliminate parasitemia and stop further transmission and limit the emergence and spread of drug resistance.