Directorate International Health Liaison

Director: Mr. Mak Kau
18th Floor Room 1801
Civitas Building
Tel: (012) 312 0900 / 0438
Fax: (012) 325 6061

Purpose: To Promote and Maintain International Health Relations

Functions:

• To establish awareness on international issues and opportunities created
• To serve the interest of south africa and contribute to advancement of global health goals
• To support health reform through development co-operation and donor assistance
• To support regional health sector co-operation in Southern Africa, and
• To encourage South Africa’s participation in international health science development

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Sub-Directorate:International Health Liaison

Purpose: To monitor and coordinate international health liaison and activities.

Functions:

1. Develop policy
2. Co-ordinate IHL activities of Health sector
3. Promote regional health cooperation for sustainable development
4. Facilitate scientific amd technical cooperation
5. Monitor international health trends and disseminate information
6. Facilitate active SA membership with international health organizations and agencies
7. Liaise on bilateral and multilateral levels

Sub-Directorate:Health Attaches

Purpose: To promote international health relations

Functions:

1. Develop and manage SA's international health relations
2. Utilise international resources in support of health
3. Develop the role of SA in international scientific and technical co-operation.
4. Develop institutional and national capacity for effective international liaison.

International Health Liaison Priorities For 2001/2002

1. Southern African Development Community (Regional Cooperation)

1. Multi lateral Initiatives: Implementation of the SADC Health Protocol (Interdepartmental and Sectoral Collaboration within SA)
2. Bi-lateral Initiatives: Angola, Lesotho, Swaziland

2. Africa (Millennium Africa Programme)

1. Multilateral Initiatives:

1. Influence SADC to adopt the MAP approach.
2. Influence donor countries/agencies to support MAP (G8 Okinawa Conference Declaration on HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria and Cholera)
3. Work more closely with the Department of Foreign Affairs.

2. Bilateral Initiatives: Uganda, Algeria, Nigeria

3. South - South Cooperation

1. Multilateral Initiatives: G77 South - South Health Care Programme (Nigeria, Cuba, Libya, South Africa)
2. Bilateral Initiatives: Brazil, India (Development of Pharmaceuticals)

4. Multilateral Fora:

1. World Health Organization
2. COMMONWEALTH
3. UNICEF and other UN Agencies

5. North - South

1. Multilateral Initiatives: EU, Nordic Countries, G8
2. Bilateral Initiatives: Japan, Belgium, Italy, US, UK, Russia, Cuba, Ireland, Sweden

Research development, Human resources, Donor Funding, Information Technology, Health Technology,Tele-medicine.

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