All HST publications are listed below in chronological order. Each publication reference below leads to a one-page description, which has links to related publications (where available). Accessing publications on a specific topic is best done through the Search function at the top of the webpage, limiting the search to Publications by using the appropriate selection button. Click here for a printable complete list of HST publications from 1993-2012
Published by: Health Systems Trust
Published in: 2013
Press Release
HEALTH SYSTEMS TRUST RELEASES FINDINGS OF ITS LATEST PUBLICATIONS
Health Systems Trust released the findings of two of its most prominent publications, the District Health Barometer (DHB) and the South African Health Review (SAHR).
Published by: Health Systems Trust
Published in: 2013
As in other countries, South Africa’s healthcare system comprises a network of health facilities providing primary health care, supported by several higher levels of care. Information on individual facilities allows analysis and reflection on how the country’s health services inputs meet the population’s needs in terms of the type, quantity and quality of the services. This information is essential to identify health system strengths and gaps, to assess current and future needs and for planning investments and future services such as the National Health Insurance.
Published by: Health Systems Trust
Published in: 2013
Click here to view presentations and photos from the SAHR and DHB launch held 2 April 2013.
Download Entire DHB 2011/12(18Mb)
Authors and Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations / Acronyms
Published by: Health Systems Trust
Published in: 2013
The SAHR 2012/13 provides information on selected issues that are relevant to the six building blocks of health systems strengthening, the Negotiated Service Delivery Agreement and primary health care re-engineering.
Published by: Health Systems Trust
Published in: 2013
HST strives to be highly responsive and relevant to policymakers and other key stakeholders. As part of HST’s commitment to prioritising early and widespread dissemination of its health systems and policy research findings, HST has launched the HST HSR Snapshot series. The February 2013 (Volume 1, Issue 1) is the first snapshot to be produced and details the findings of a study which forms part of a larger research project aimed at developing a toolkit to assist with assessing the managerial and public health competencies of facility and sub-district level health care workers.
Published by: Health Systems Trust
Published in: 2012
In concluding our 2011/2012 financial year, HST looks back on a very inspiring and successful twelve months. Inspiring because this was the year during which we celebrated 20 years of excellence in the area of health systems strengthening with exuberance and with continued service to our client communities. Successful because we added two large projects to our already impressive portfolio that allow us to further entrench our significant contribution to health systems strengthening in southern Africa.
Published by: Health Systems Trust
Published in: 2012
THIS KWIK-SKWIZ: summarises the changes to the National Antiretroviral Treatment Guidelines. The current guidelines were released in 2010. The changes summarised here were released and implemented in 2012.
Published by: Health Systems Trust
Published in: 2012
This document aims to summarise the National Strategic Plan for Maternal, Newborn, Child and Women’s Health (MNCWH) in South Africa and the Campaign for the Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality in Africa (CARMMA).
Published by: Health Systems Trust
Published in: 2012
In December 2010 Health Systems Trust (HST) received funding from Atlantic Philanthropies to strengthen district and sub-district management teams’ capacity to plan, allocate and utilise the available resources efficiently, to monitor and evaluate the delivery of services and, finally, to pilot PHC re-engineering. This one-year project was conducted in North West (NW) province.
Published by: Health Systems Trust
Published in: 2012
Up to half a million African babies die on the day they are born, and every year 1.16 million babies die in the first month of life while another one million babies are stillborn. In addition, about 250 000 women die of pregnancy-related causes every year in Africa. The majority of these deaths are preventable. However due to factors such as critical shortage of health professionals and essential materials and infrastructure, ineffective intervention programmes as well as the impact of the HIV and AIDS epidemic, the Africa continent continues to lose millions of babies and mothers every year. Hence, there is a need to strengthen the health systems in many African countries through effective maternal and child health (MCH) intervention programmes.
Published by: Health Systems Trust
Published in: 2012
On the 3rd and 4th of May 2012, Health Systems Trust celebrated it's 20th Anniversary below are the summary report of all activities, the presentations given at the seminar and all photographs from the events.
HST 20th Anniversary Celebrations: A Review (1Mb)
HST 20th Anniversary Clinic Renovation - Msunduzi Bridge Clinic Child Health Centre (800Kb)
Below please find the presentations given at our 20th Anniversary Celebrations.
Published by: Health Systems Trust
Published in: 2012
The Launch of the South African Health Review 2011, District Health Barometer 2010/11 and Announcement of the Facility Improvement Teams was held 23 February 2012 in at the Southern Suns Pretoria. Guest speakers included the Honourable Minster of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi as well as other leading public health figures such as Professor Laetitia Rispel and Dr Tim Wilson.
Below please find presentations given at the launch:
Highlights from SAHR 2011(2 Mb)
Professor Laetitia Rispel, Chairperson HST Health Systems Research Committee
Published by: Health Systems Trust
Published in: 2012
Health Systems Trust (HST) will celebrate twenty years of supporting health service delivery in South and southern Africa in 2012. This is a long time in the life of any non-governmental organisation and we attribute this to HST’s enduring commitment to quality and never being content to deliver simply technically correct products and services that merely meet the minimum requirements of health systems strengthening policies and frameworks. Through our work we strive to inspire – not only our clients, but also ourselves. We strive to be associated with products and services that are inspirational and we realise how important it is to have our own internal systems operating like clockwork to enable us to execute our vision and mission.
Published by: Health Systems Trust
Published in: 2011
Health system strengthening is a key objective in both the Negotiated Service Delivery Agreement and the Re-engineered Primary Health Care approach. Effective utilisation of routine data is crucial for improving the effectiveness of service delivery as well as for improvement of health information systems. There remains considerable scope for improved utilisation of routine data for quality improvement.
Published by: Health Systems Trust
Published in: 2011
The SAHR 2011 provides valuable policy and empirical information on a range of issues that are related to and impact on the Negotiated Service Delivery Agreement and primary health care re-engineering as envisaged by the National Department of Health (NDoH). A range of experts provide commentary on topics ranging from rural health, health technology to human resources. SAHR 2011 also contains a section on core health issues, where developments in health information systems, financing health care, and health legislation and policy are discussed. The Review concludes with the Indicators chapter which presents a selection of the best available data on the functioning and performance of the health system.
Published by: Health Systems Trust
Published in: 2011
The District Health Barometer's goal is to improve the quality of and access to primary health care services, by monitoring and measuring important performance indicators of the health system at district level.
All files below are in Adobe PDF and under 1Mb in file size, unless otherwise stated.
Complete DHB 2010/11 (22 Mb)
Step by step guide to using the DHB (2 Mb)
Authors and Acknowledgements
Published by: Health Systems Trust
Published in: 2011
A Community Health Worker (CHW) may be defined as any health worker delivering health care services and who is trained in the context of the intervention but has no formal professional, certificated or degreed tertiary education. CHW is an umbrella term used for a heterogeneous group of health workers, their scope of practice ranging from implementing biomedical interventions to acting as community agents for social change.
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