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Strategic Priorities for the National Health System, 2004-2009
Dept of Health
2004-08-02

The Department of Health conducted a review of the period 1999-2004 to determine what work is outstanding and what new work is needed to provide the necessary stewardship of the South African health system.This process has resulted in the adoption of a new set of priorities for the next 5 years which are described below.

PRIORITIES FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS
Priorities for the period 2004-2009 were generated from discussions on the assessment of the achievements of the past 10 years,our regional and international obligations and work that remains to strengthen the national health system in South Africa.The following list of priorities has been discussed and approved by the Health MINMEC.

• Improve governance and management of the NHS
• Promote healthy lifestyles
• Contribute towards human dignity by improving quality of care
• Improve management of communicable diseases and non-communicable illnesses
• Strengthen primary health care,EMS and hospital service delivery systems
• Strengthen support services
• Human resource planning,development and management
• Planning,budgeting and monitoring and evaluation
• Prepare &implement legislation
• Strengthen international relations

This report can be accessed at: http://www.doh.gov.za/docs/strat-f.html

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