Chairperson

Health Systems Trust is a dynamic, not-for-profit organisation that supports the development of an equitable and comprehensive health system for the provision of quality health care in South and southern Africa.

PURPOSE:

HST wishes to appoint a Chief Executive Officer to provide leadership, secure sustainable funding, develop and execute strategic plans and organisational policies and to ensure good governance, with the support of the Board of Trustees.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Bill seeks to:

Amend the National Health Act, 2003, so as to provide for the establishment of the Office of Health Standards Compliance and, for that purpose, to insert, substitute or delete certain definitions; to delete, revise and insert certain provisions; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

Public hearings will take place on the 13, 14 & 16 March 2012 at Parliament.

Comments can be emailed to the Committee Secretary Ms Vuyokazi Majalamba at vmajalamba@parliament.gov.za by no later than Friday, 9 March 2012, at 12:00.

Enquiries: Ms Vuyokazi Majalamba, tel. (021) 403-3770, Cell: 083 709 8522,

Issued by Dr MB Goqwana, MP, Chairperson of the PortfolioCommittee on Health

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

This report highlights the achievements of the Greater Tzaneen Sub-District (former Halegratz District) in improving health care delivery without a fully-fledged Sub-District Management Team. The aim of the report is not to play down the importance of DMTs, but rather to emphasise that motivated and commitment task teams can bring significant improvement in delivery of the health care services. The Greater Tzaneen Sub-Districts success depended on Quality of Care Task Teams, which were guided by an Interim Sub-District Manage-ment Team (Sub-DMT) that did not have the authority described above.