Skip to Main Content

South African Government Policy: Library Guide: Health policies and strategies

Bibliographic records and links of South African government policies, plans and strategies

White papers

South Africa. Dept. of Health. White paper for the transformation of the health system in South Africa.  Pretoria :   Government Printer,   1997. Shelf no. G 68 E.HEAL.97.WHIT

South Africa. White paper on the report of the Commission of Inquiry into Health Services. Shelf no. G 68 EWP K/1986.

Antimicrobial Resistance

South Africa. Department of Health. South African Antimicrobial Resistance National Strategy Framework: a One Health Approach, 2018 – 2024. Pretoria: Department of Health, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. 

South Africa. Ministerial Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance. Guidelines on Implementation of the Antimicrobial Strategy in South Africa: One Health Approach & Governance. Pretoria: Department of Health, June 2017.

South Africa. Department of Health. Antimicrobial Resistance National Strategy Framework, 2014-2024. Pretoria: Department of Health, 2014?

Environmental health

South Africa. Department of Health. National environmental health strategy, 2016-2020. Pretoria: Department of Health, 2016.

South Africa. Department of Health. National environmental health policy.  Pretoria : Government Printing Works, December 2013. In: South Africa. Government Gazette no. 37112 (4 December 2013), Government notice no. 951. 

South Africa. Department of Health.    National environmental health policy.  For public comments. Pretoria :   Government Printer,   August 2011. In: South Africa. Government Gazette no. 34499 (3 August 2011), General notice 517 of 2011. Shelf no. G 68 E.HEAL.11.NATI

Medicines

South Africa. National Planning Commission. Medicine pricing policies position paper, April 2020. 

South Africa. Dept. of Health. National drug policy for South Africa. [Pretoria :   The Dept.],   1996. Shelf no. G 68 E.HEAL.96.NATI

Policies

South Africa. Department of Health. National integrated sexual & reproductive health and rights policy. Edition 1. Pretoria: Department of Health, 2019.

South Africa. Department of Health. South African maternal, perinatal and neonatal health policy. Pretoria: Department of Health, June 2021.

South Africa. Department of Health.    District health management information system (DHMIS) policy.  Pretoria :   Department of Health,   2011. Shelf no. G 68 E.HEAL.11.DIST

South Africa. Department of Health. National HIV testing services: policy, 2016. Pretoria: Department of Health, 2016.

South Africa. Department of Health. National health promotion policy and strategy, 2015-2019. Pretoria: Department of Health, 2015.

South Africa. Department of Health. National policy on management of patient waiting time in out patient departments. Pretoria: Department of Health, 14 November 2015.

South Africa. Department of Health. Policy framework for ethics approval and endorsement for health research by national Department of Health. [Pretoria: Department of Health, 2012?]

South Africa. Department of Health. National infection prevention and control policy & strategy. Pretoria: Department of Health, April 2007.

South Africa. Dept. of Health. National Policy for the Establishment and Functioning of Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committees in South Africa. Version 1.0. Pretoria : Department of Health, 19 January 2015.

South Africa. Department of Health.  National policy to manage complaints, compliments and suggestions in the public health sector of South Africa. Pretoria: Department of Health, July 2016. (Broken link. Not archived.) 

South Africa. Dept. of Health. A policy on quality in health care for South Africa. [Pretoria? :   Department of Health?],   2007. Shelf no. G 68 E.HEAL.07.POLI

South Africa. Dept. of Health. Restructuring the national health system for universal primary health care : official policy document.  [Pretoria] :   Department of Health,   1996. Shelf no. G 68 E.HEAL.96.REST

A policy for the development of a district health system for South Africa. Pretoria :   Dept. of Health,   1995. Shelf no. G 68 E.HEAL.95.POLI

South Africa. Dept. of National Health and Population Development. Policy on the allocation of health funds in the Republic of South Africa (including self-governing territories) :   determined under section 2(1) of the National Policy for Health Act, 1990 (Act No. 116 of 1990). Pretoria :   Govt. Printer,   [1992] Shelf no. G 68 E.HEAL.92.POLI

South Africa. Dept. of National Health and Population Development. Policy on the co-ordination of health services in the Republic of South Africa :   determined under section 2(1) of the National Policy for Health Act, 1990 (Act No. 116 of 1990).    Pretoria :   Govt. Printer,   [1991?] Shelf no. G 68 E.HEAL.92.POLI

 

Frameworks

South Africa. Department of Health. 2021 National Health Normative Standards Framework for Interoperability in Digital Health. Pretoria: Government Printing Works, October 2022. In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 47337 (21 October 2022), Government notice no. 2667. 

South Africa. Department of Health. National infection prevention and control strategic framework. Pretoria: Department of Health, March 2020. 

South Africa. Department of Health. National infection prevention and control strategic framework. Pretoria: Department of Health, March 2020. 

South Africa. Department of Health. [Draft] National infection prevention and control strategic framework. Pretoria: Department of Health, March 2020.

South Africa. Department of Health. Policy Framework and Strategy for Ward-based Primary Healthcare Outreach Teams, 2018/19 - 2023/24. Pretoria: Department of Health, 2018.

South Africa. Department of Health. National policy framework and strategy on palliative care, 2017-2022. Pretoria: Department of Health, 2017. 

South Africa. Department of Health. National Health Normative Standards Framework for Interoperability in eHealth in South Africa. Pretoria: Department of Health, CSIR, March 2014. Version 2.0.

South Africa. Department of Health. South African national policy framework for home and community based care and support programme. Pretoria: Department of Health, 2010. 

South Africa. Dept. of Health. Health sector strategic framework, 1999-2004. Pretoria :   Dept. of Health,   [1999].

Council for Medical Schemes. Medical schemes draft consolidation framework. Centurion, Pretoria: Council for Medical Schemes, September 2018. (Circular 42 of 2018)

Strategies

South Africa. Department of Health. National Vector Control Strategy (2023-2027). Pretoria: Department of Health, April 2023.

South Africa. Department of Health. Strategy for the Prevention and Management of Obesity in South Africa, 2023 - 2028. Pretoria: Department of Health, 2023. 

South Africa. Department of Health. 2021 Health normative standards framework for digital health interoperability in South Africa: 2021 HNSF. Pretoria: Government Printing Works, October 2022. In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 47337 (21 October 2022), Government notice no. 2667.

South Africa. Department of Health. National digital health strategy for South Africa, 2019-2024. Pretoria : Department of Health, 2019. 

South Africa. Department of Health. South African National Medical Male Circumcision Demand Generation Strategy. Pretoria: Department of Health, 2018.

South Africa. Department of Health. National hand hygiene behaviour change strategy, 2016-2020. Pretoria : Department of Health, 2016.

South Africa. Department of Health. mHealth strategy, 2015-2019. Pretoria : Department of Health.

South Africa. Department of Health. eHealth strategy South Africa, 2012-2016. Pretoria: Department of Health, 2012. Shelf no. G 68 E.HEAL.12.EHEA

South Africa. Department of Health. Strategy for the prevention and control of obesity in South Africa, 2015-2020Pretoria: Department of Health, 2016. (Opens document) Report: Review of the national strategy for the prevention and control of obesity in South Africa (2015-2020)

 

Occupational health

South Africa. National Occupational Health and Safety Policy. Revised version 3, circulated 23 July 2003.

Synopsis

South Africa. Dept. of Health.    A synopsis of health policies & legislation :   1994-2000.  [Pretoria? :   Dept. of Health],   2000. Shelf no. G 68 E.HEAL.00.SYNO 

Hospitals

South Africa. Department of Health. Policy on the Management of Hospitals. Pretoria: Government Printer, 2011. Shelf no. G 68 E.HEAL.11.POLI

South Africa. Department of National Health and Population Development. Policy on the Privatisation of Hospitals : Determined Under Section 2(1) of the National Policy for Health Act, 1990 (Act No. 116 of 1990) Pretoria: Govt. Printer, 1992. Shelf no. G 68 E.HEAL.92.POLI

South Africa. Department of National Health and Population Development. Policy on the South African Hospitalnorms (SAHNORMS) : Community Health Centres, Maximum Security and Closed Word Units in Psychiatric Hospitals : Determined Under Section 2(1) of the National Policy for Health Act, 1990 (Act No. 16 of 1990) Pretoria: Govt. Printer, 1992. Shelf no. G 68 E.HEAL.92.POLI