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The public system serves the vast majority of the population. Authority and service delivery are divided between the national Department of Health, provincial health departments, and municipal health departments. [1] In 2017, South Africa spent 8.1% of GDP on health care, or US$499.2 per capita.
The Health Professions Council of South Africa ( HPCSA) is the statutory body regulating specific healthcare professions within South Africa. [1] The council oversees healthcare practice, establishes standards for education and training, and upholds ethical professional standards as prescribed by the Health Professions Act No. 56 of 1974.
Department executive. Sandile S.S Buthelezi, Director-General: Health. Website. www .health .gov .za. The Department of Health is the executive department of the national government that is assigned to oversee healthcare in South Africa . The Office for Health Standards and Compliance was established in 2014. [2]
Salary. R 2,211,937 [1] Website. Department of Health. In the South African government, the Minister of Health is the member of the national Cabinet responsible for the Department of Health, and therefore for national health policy and the administration of public health. The position is of particular importance in South Africa because of the ...
History. As of the Substance Act of 1965, The Medicines Control Council (MCC) and Directorate of Radiation Control (DRC) was formed. As of 2018, the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) was created to replace the MCC and DRC
The South African Medical Journal is a monthly peer-reviewed open-access medical journal which has been published in South Africa since 1884. [1] It is sponsored by the South African Medical Association and published by the association's publishing arm, the Health & Medical Publishing Group. Daniel Ncayiyana was the journal's first black editor ...
Racial and ethnic health disparities continue to persist between the five largest racial groups in South Africa's post-Apartheid era. [3] Research from 2018 on South Africans ages 50 years or older indicated that Black South Africans have disproportionately poorer cognitive functioning. [3] Coloured South Africans also have a disproportionate ...
When looking at the right to health with respect to children, South Africa achieves 89.1% of what is expected based on its current income. [3] In regards to the right to health amongst the adult population, the country achieves only 63.8% of what is expected based on the nation's level of income. [4] South Africa falls into the "very bad ...