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The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) is the statutory body regulating specific healthcare professions within South Africa. [1] The council oversees healthcare practice, establishes standards for education and training, and upholds ethical professional standards as prescribed by the Health Professions Act No. 56 of 1974.
The Portfolio Committee on Health is a National Assembly of South Africa committee established to oversee the work of the Department of Health (DOH) as well as the following related entities: the Allied Health Professions Council, the Compensation Commissioner for Occupational Diseases, the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS), the South Africa Dental Technicians Council, the Health Professions ...
Ministries of health in several sub-Saharan African countries, including Zambia, Uganda, and South African, were reported to have begun planning health system reform including hospital accreditation before 2002. However, most hospitals in Africa are administered by local health ministries or missionary organizations without accreditation programs.
As of the Substance Act of 1965, The Medicines Control Council (MCC) and Directorate of Radiation Control (DRC) was formed. As of 2018, the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) was created to replace the MCC and DRC [4] [5]
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday signed into law a bill that aims to overhaul the healthcare system to address deep inequality, but it faces legal ...
The National Health Insurance Act, 2023 (Act No. 20 of 2023) is an act of the Parliament of South Africa, which establishes a South African national health insurance system, commonly referred to as NHI, with the aim of "pooling public revenue in order to actively and strategically purchase health care services" and creating a "single framework throughout the Republic for the public funding and ...
The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) is a para-statal medical research organisation in South Africa.The current president is professor Ntobeko Ntusi. [2] The South African Medical Research Council was established in 1969 to act as an independent statutory body to co-ordinate health and medical research activities throughout South Africa.
Health Professions Councils of South Africa : Official registration body for medical professionals. South African Pharmacy Council : Official registration body for pharmacists and pharmacies. South African Nursing Council : Official registration body for nurses. (Note that their eRegister requires an SA ID number or SANC registration number.)