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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 ...
Union of South Africa. Political party. African National Congress. Alma mater. University of Natal. ( MBBS) Mathume Joseph Phaahla (born 11 July 1957) is a South African politician who is currently serving as the Minister of Health since August 2021. He was formerly the Deputy Minister of Health from May 2014 to August 2021.
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 ...
The Electronic Vaccination Data System ( EVDS) is a digital platform developed by the National Department of Health of the South African government to manage the country's COVID-19 vaccination program. Enrolment is currently available for everyone over the age of 12 [3] and the platform can also generate a digital vaccine certificate.
The Portfolio Committee on Health is a National Assembly of South Africa committee established to oversee the work of the Department of Health (DOH) as well as the following related entities: the Allied Health Professions Council, the Compensation Commissioner for Occupational Diseases, the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS), the South Africa Dental Technicians Council, the Health Professions ...
The National Health Insurance Act, 2023 (Act No. 20 of 2023) is an act of the Parliament of South Africa, which establishes a South African national health insurance system, commonly referred to as NHI, with the aim of "pooling public revenue in order to actively and strategically purchase health care services" and creating a "single framework throughout the Republic for the public funding and ...
The South African Vaccination and Immunisation Centre began in 2003 as an alliance between the South African Department of Health, vaccine industry, academic institutions, and other stakeholders. It works with WHO and the South African National Department of Health to educate, do research, provide technical support, and advocate. They work to ...