DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

PARTNERS DIALOGUE

WITS

TUESDAY JANUARY 08, 2013

SIKHONJIWE MASILELA

DIRECTOR MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH AND NUTRTITION

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TOWARDS AN EFFECTIVE HEALTH DELIVERY SYSTEM

OUTCOME

•a long and healthy life for all South Africa

KEY STRENGTHEN OUTPUTS

Output1: increase life expectancy

Output2: reduction in maternal and child mortality rates

Output3: combating HIV and AIDS and decreasing the burden of diseases from TB

Output4: strengthening health system effectiveness

Source: Negotiated Service Delivery Agreement for the Health Sector

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STRATEGIC OPTIONS FOR GAUTENG HEALTH

• addressing inequity (accessibility)

• strengthening the policy framework environment

• strengthening the health system

• community-based delivery of health and high impact interventions

• quality assurance, quality improvement programmes, and supportive supervision

• monitoring and evaluation (including mortality audit)

• advocacy

• communication

• Partnerships / collaboration

Source: Gauteng Province MNCWH&N Operational plan / BAMACHS Strategic Plan 2009 – 2015 [presented to Dr Yogan Pillay (National Department of Health, Gauteng and KZN Directorates MCH&N – 28 November 2008)]

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DIRECTORATE MCH AND NUTRITION

GOAL: TO IMPROVE MATERNAL HEALTH AND REDUCE MATERNAL AND PERINATAL MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY

I PROGRAMME : MATERNAL AND NEONATAL HEALTH

1 Policy and Guidelines

2Monitoring of Maternal and Neonatal Deaths (Perinatal Care)

3Antenatal Care

4 Delivery and Perinatal Care

II PROGRAMME : REPRODUCTIVE AND WOMEN’S HEALTH

III PROGRAMME : CHILD HEALTH IMCI AND EPI

IV PROGRAMME: NUTRTITION AND BREASTFEEDING PROMOTION

Source: Maternal Child and Women’s Health Strategy Department of Health February 1995

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APPROACH

STP

•DHS

•PHC

•MCH

PRIORITY

•Policy

•Service

•Organisation and Management

•Training

•Monitoring and Evaluation

Source: Maternal Child and Women’s Health Strategy Department of Health February 1995

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