Healthcare in the United States

Our Vision
“Health systems supporting health for all in southern Africa.”

Our Mission

To contribute to building comprehensive, effective, efficient and equitable national health systems by supporting the implementation of functional health districts in South Africa and the southern African region.

Our Approach

Interviews were conducted with senior staff (or former staff), hospital management members and district management members of 4 hospitals in 2 very different rural districts, one in KwaZuluNatal and one in North West province. These hospitals were chosen because they were thought to be functioning relatively well. The purpose was to understand some of the factors contributing to their relative success, in order to share lessons learnt with other institutions.

This Kwik Skwiz aims to support all district managers who are confronted with the task of managing a districts services as well as its finances. It provides a helicopter view of what needs to be done, briefly describes the service management and financial management cycles and highlights the connection between them.