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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"District health system"”.
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Assessing financial management capacity for district health system development : a case study of the Mount Frere District
… the current financial management capacity at the district level in Mount Frere. It will specifically address the assessment and analysis of financial management capacity in the Mount Frere district, Region E in the EC Province, Department of Health.
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District health systems development : functional integration at joint primary health care facilities in the Western Cape
South Africa has embarked on a range of health sector reforms since the start of the democratic government in 1994. The Primary Health Care approach has been accepted as a way of delivering cost effective, efficient and accessible comprehensive health care at the primary care level. The district …
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Role competencies of first-line nurse managers in community health centres : a delphi study
… of first-line nurse managers of Community Health Centres (CHC) in South Africa with the implementation of the district health system and the corresponding delegation of authority and responsibility to lower levels of management. A Delphi technique was utilised, which involved a panel of 24 …
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Case Study: Commissioning of Du Noon Community Health Centre in the City of Cape Town Health District
… documentation of success stories in the Metro District Health System (MDHS) and its contribution towards strengthening the broader health system through increased access and quality of primary health care (PHC) in the City of Cape Town Health District. This case study explains how a cohesive, …
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Strengthening district management as a key lever in health system strengthening: bottom up innovation in two district health systems in South Africa
It is widely recognised that the District Health System (DHS) is an effective vehicle for institutionalising Primary Health Care (PHC) - and establishing an effective DHS to improve access to health services has been an explicit South African government goal since 2003. Whilst there has been …
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An exploration of community partners' experiences of a 4th year medical students' community-based research and health promotion course
The shift to a primary health care (PHC) led curriculum, and the need for graduates to work in a transformed district health system, requires that students in the health professions acquire skills in community-based research and health promotion. Over the past nine years, the School of Public …
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Exploring the perceived impact of a leadership training module on clinical family medicine practice: a qualitative study
… responsible for clinical governance in the District Health System. Their training programmes must prepare them for the leadership roles they are expected to fulfil. At the University of Cape Town, family medicine registrars enrolled in a four-year Masters of Medicine (MMed) degree complete a …
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Workplace based learning in district health leadership and management strengthening: A qualitative evidence synthesis
… identified as a critical foundation to enable health systems to respond adequately to their population needs. The changing nature of low-and middleincome countries' health systems in the midst of resource scarcity and a high disease burden, has placed learning as a key factor for health system …
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The psychiatric paper-trail : a study of the continuity of psychiatric management from a community clinic perspective
Mental health services in South Africa have historically been hospital-based and treatment focused. In 1997 the Department of Health committed itself to the transformation of mental health services in South Africa and adopted a District Health System model through which to shift the focus of mental …
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Health system's barriers hindering implementation of public-private partnership policy in the health sector at district level: A case study of partnership for improved reproductive and child health services provision in Bagamoyo district, Tanzania
The role of the private sector in improving health systems performance in lower to middle income countries is increasingly gaining more recognition. Public-private partnership (PPP) has been suggested as a tool, to assist governments fulfil their responsibilities in the efficient delivery of health …
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The development, initial implementation and support of a primary health care training programme in rational drug use
The Rational Drug Use Training Project is a district-oriented programme designed to improve rational drug use among primary health care prescribers in the South African public sector. This thesis describes the development of the project and details the initial implementation study in 3 facilities …
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Challenges, barriers and opportunities in integrating TB/HIV services in Tsandi District Hospital, Namibia
… TB/HIV co-epidemics in Namibia, the Ministry of Health and Social Services approved a policy of TB/HIV collaborative activities at national level and the integration of TB/HIV services at the point of service delivery. The present study explored barriers and facilitators of integration of TB and …
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Developing a framework for a district-based information management system for mental health care in the Western Cape
… has shown that there is a lack of mental health information on which to base planning of mental health services and decisions concerning programme development for mental health services. Several studies have indicated that the use of an evidence-based health information system (HIS) …