Cluster manager, Position Vacant
Tel: 012 -395-8138
Fax:
The cluster consists of the following Directorates:
Relevant documents for this cluster:
Acting Cluster manager : Vacant
Tel: 012 -395-8138
Fax: (012) 395-9249
The cluster consists of the following Directorates:
The National Health Information System functions as the secretariat of the NHIS/SA Committee. To this end the directorate:
NHCMIS
Standards
Vital Registration
Telemedicine
Geographic Information System
Maintaining and upgrading of the Geographic Information System.
Departmental Web Site
Heads the development of the Departmental Web site.
District Health Information System (DHIS / HISP).
Co-ordinates and manages roll-out of DHIS
Information Centre
Provides Information Service to the DoH and Public
Director: |
Information Centre |
The directorate is responsible mainly for the coordination of the research agenda for the country by taking a leadership role in establishing and setting guidelines for research ethics and priority setting. It is also responsible for maintaining public health surveillance systems including the Notifications, HIV surveillance, Maternal and Women's health and daily cholera surveillance. The major projects that it is spearheading are:
This is a survey that is conducted among pregnant women attending public sector antenatal clinics. It is the cornerstone of the surveillance of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the country and has been conducted since 1990. In order to augment data and information around HIV/AIDS the Directorate is currently initiating and implementing plans to extend the surveillance of HIV/AIDS and other STDs.
The Directorate, in partnership with the Women's Health and Genetics directorate and the ministerial National Committee for Confidential Enquires into Maternal Deaths (NCCEMD), is responsible for the collation and management of the maternal death notification system. The Directorate also manages the TOP monitoring data.
Statistical Notes
Notifiable Medical Conditions
This is a joint function of this Directorate and the Directorate NHIS.
This function involves the development of policies for research and ethics management. The Directorate has recently released guidelines for clinical trials. Two Ministerial Committees on Ethics and Essential National Health Research (ENHR) have been appointed. The directorate plays a secretariat function for these committees.
Contact Details:
Director:
Ms Ntombizodwa Mbelle
Telephone (office): 012 312 0960
E-mail: mbellN@health.gov.za
Secretary
Ms Rachael Sanyane
Tel: 012 312 0906
Fax: 012 312 0784
E-mail: sanyaR@health.gov.za
The Directorate mandate is
Click here for profile of the Dr Thabang Innocentia Mosala Director: Epidemiology and Survei
llance
Director: Dr T Mosala
Tel: 012 395 8150
Email: mosalT @health.gov.za
Director: Mr Nhlanhla Ntuli
Tel: 021 395 0790/1
Email: ntulinh@health.gov.za
