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Increasethenumberandtypesof

categories

ofhealthcareworkers

whoaretrainedso

thatdifferentlevelsofprofessionalscanbe

developedtotreatpatientswithdifferentlevels

ofcomplexity

Newstrategiestomanagethehealthworkforce

better

suchasperformanceprofilingand

individualscorecards

Buildanationalhealthsystemthatisasourceof

nationalpride

andisan

employer-of-

choiceandprovider-of-choice

Achievestrongerintegrationbetweenthe

publicandprivate

sectorandbetweenthe

playersintheprivatehealthsector

Encouragethe

privatesector

tobeservice

providerstothenationalhealthsystem

Encouragepatientstobe

partners

inthe

managementoftheirchronicconditions

Create

activepatientprotectionbodies

whoareaccessibletothepublicandareableto

exertauthorityoverproviderswhoareguiltyof

malpracticeorinappropriateconduct

Develop

a

comprehensive

health

educationsyllabus

thatisintegratedinto

theschoolprogram,promotesself-careand

involvesastrongcomponentofcommunity

workinthehealthcaresector

Create

socialpressure

toencouragethe

communitytoexposeabusersandperpetrators

ofviolenceagainstwomenandchildren

Greaterinvolvementofcommunityleadersin
healthcareprograms

Develop

mediaprograms

tochallengethe

stigmaanddiscriminationleveragedatpeople

livingwithHIVandactivelydevelopsupport

structurestoensurethatthesecitizensdonot

defaultfromtreatmentordevelopnegative

behaviourswhichresultinthepropagationof

thedisease

Corporate

incentives

to

build

healthier

workforces

Strong

Physiciannetworks

Developrole-modelstobuildimageof
aHealthySouthAfrica

Increased 

Efficiency

Increased 

participation

Develop

strongplatforms

tomanageshared

servicessuchasgovernance,administration,

supplychainandprocurementacrossthesector

Develop

standardised,

simplified

processes

to

roll-out

service

delivery

consistently

Better

Regulation

of

the

medical

technology,alternativemedicinesandhealthcare

consumablesindustry

Aggressively

reducefraudandwastage

in

thesystem

Create

working

culture

of

continuous

improvementinhospitals

Buildcentersofexcellencewhichserveboththe

privateandpublicsectorforhighlyspecialized

conditionssuchastransplantsinordertoderive

economiesofskill,scaleandscope

“I can do 

things you 

cannot, you 

can do 

things I 

cannot; 

together 

we can do 

great

things”

Mother 

Theresa