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Listeriosis: Clinical Recommendations for Diagnosis and Treatment
Ministry of Health, South Africa
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.
South Africa • 2017 • Health
Practical Manual for Implementation of the National Infection Prevention and Control Strategic Framework
Ministry of Health, 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.
South Africa • 2020 • Health
Cold Chain and Immunisation Operations Manual
Ministry of Health, South Africa
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.
South Africa • 2015 • Health
National Infection Prevention and Control Strategic Framework
Ministry of Health, South Africa
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.
South Africa • 2020 • Health
Saving Mothers: Essential Steps In The Management Of Common Conditions Associated WithMaternal Mortality
Ministry of Health, South Africa
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
South Africa • 2007 • Health
Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill
Ministry of Health, South Africa
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.
South Africa • 2018 • Health
Employment of Foreign Health Professionals in the South African Health Sector
Ministry of Health, South Africa
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.
South Africa • 2010 • Health
National Hand Hygiene Behaviour Change Strategy 2016-2020
Ministry of Health, South Africa
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.
South Africa • 2018 • Health
Guidelines for the treatment of malaria 2016
Ministry of Health, South Africa
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.
South Africa • 2016 • Health
mHealth Strategy 2015-2019
Ministry of Health, South Africa
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.
South Africa • 2018 • Health
Guidelines for Nursing Clinical Education and Training Units in South Africa
Ministry of Health, South Africa
These guidelines provide a mechanism for standardization of clinical education in nurse training in South Africa. The document provides the re-establishment of clinical education and training platforms in health establishments/facilities to standardize the content and quality of clinical nursing education and management.
South Africa • 2016 • Health
Annual Performance Plan 2018/19-2020/21
Ministry of Health, South Africa
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.
South Africa • 2018 • Health
South African Guidelines for the Prevention of Malaria
Ministry of Health, South Africa
The primary objective of these guidelines is to provide healthcare practitioners with information on the most appropriate interventions for people entering malaria-affected areas. It provides information on non-drug measures to prevent mosquito bites, determining whether chemoprophylaxis is indicated, selecting the most appropriate chemoprophylaxis to use, including the interactions between malaria chemoprophylaxis and other drug treatments, and the benefits and risks of alternative chemoprophylactic agents.
South Africa • 2018 • Health
Guide to the Diagnosis and Management of Severe Malaria
Ministry of Health, South Africa
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.
South Africa • 2016 • Health
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Ministry of Health, South Africa
This brief document outlines different disorders, their causes and treatments. It also answers Frequently Asked Questions about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
South Africa • 2013 • Health
Kenya National Violence and Injury Prevention and Control Action Plan (2018-2022)
Kenya, Ministry of Health
This plan is proposed as a guiding document for national offices, counties and other stakeholders. It outlines six strategic directions that should be adopted by all relevant stakeholders. It aims to strengthen accountability of the health system to prevent and respond to violence and injury.
Kenya • 2018 • Health
Infection Control and Waste Management Plan (ICWMP) for Kenya COVID-19 Emergency Response Project
Kenya, Ministry of Health
This plan sets out strategy and guidelines to prevent early spread of coronavirus in Kenya.
Kenya • 2020 • Health
Kenya Cancer Policy 2019-2030
Kenya, Ministry of Health
The main objective of this Policy is to provide a framework to comprehensively address cancer control in Kenya through the systematic implementation of evidence-based interventions for prevention, screening, timely diagnosis, treatment, survivorship and palliative care, financing, monitoring and research.
Kenya • 2019 • Health
Kenya Community Health Strategy 2020-2025
Kenya, Ministry of Health
The overall goal of this strategy is to improve service delivery to all Kenyans through integrated, participatory and sustainable community health services, towards attainment of Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
Kenya • 2020 • Health
Menstrual Hygiene Management Policy 2019-2030
Kenya, Ministry of Health
This policy aims to ensure that all women and girls in Kenya can manage menstruation hygienically, freely, with dignity without stigma or taboos, and with access to: the right information on menstrual hygiene management; menstrual products, services and facilities; and to safely dispose of menstrual waste.
Kenya • 2019 • Health