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Primary health care (PHC) in South Africa forms an integral part of both the country's health policies and health system and has been prioritised as a major strategy in achieving health for all. On the eve of the 30th anniversary of the Alma Ata Declaration, PHC is once again in the spotlight. How far have we come in the last 30 years? How far in the last three? The third edition of the District Health Barometer, the 2006/07 report sheds some light by monitoring the trend of key health and financial indicators in PHC over the last three years by district and province.
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We, the members of the National Consultative Health Forum, representing government, public and private health sectors, statutory bodies, academic and research institutions, community organisations, civil society, non-governmental organisations and organised labour, in our meeting at Birchwood conference centre, Gauteng Province, held on 10-11 April 2008, on Primary Health Care to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Alma Ata Declaration, hereby:
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In one sense, the fight against HIV sounds painfully simple: just get people to stop having unprotected sex. Making this happen, though, is proving extremely complicated. From prostitution in informal settlements, to misleading statements by our leaders, and the dangerous consequences of men having multiple wives and lovers, the factors driving the sexual transmission of HIV are many and varied.
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The South African Health Review (SAHR) is an annual publication of the Health Systems Trust (HST), which has been published since 1995. The SAHR seeks to provide a South African perspective on prevailing international public health issues, to stimulate debate and critical dialogue and to provide a platform for assessing progress in the health sector.
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The use of health care services has almost doubled over the past eight years with 101 million visits to clinics in the 2006/07 financial year, says Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang.
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