REFERENCES AND DOCUMENT SOURCES

  1. Batho Pele
  2. Patient’s Rights Charter
  3. The Essential Drug List
  4. National Year 2000 Goals, Objectives and indicators.
  5. Policy document MCWH; - National Department of Health, (NDOH) Pretoria, 1995.
  6. National Framework and Guidelines for contraceptive services (draft); - NDOH Pretoria 1996.
  7. EPI Disease Surveillance Field Guide;-(NDOH),0ctober 1998
  8. Cold chain and Immunisation operations manual; - (NDOH) August 1997.
  9. Technical guidelines on Immunisation in SA;- (NDOH)
  10. Guidelines for cholera; - (NDOH), October 1998
  11. Syndromic case management of STD – a guide for decision makers, health care workers and communicators
  12. The diagnosis and management of STD in Southern Africa
  13. Clinical care guidelines for adults; - (NDOH) 1999
  14. TB and HIV/AIDS clinical guidelines; - (NDOH) 1999
  15. Guidelines for home care; - (NDOH) 1999
  16. Strategies to reduce mother to child transmission (MTCT) of HIV and other infections during pregnancy and child birth (NDOH) 1999
  17. Ethical guidelines for HIV research (NDOH) 1999
  18. Policy guidelines and recommendations for feeding of infants of HIV mothers (NDOH) 1999
  19. Rapid HIV test and testing and proposed quality assurance regulations (NDOH) 1999
  20. Management of occupational exposure to HIV(NDOH) 1999
  21. Protocols for management of a person with STD (NDOH) 1999
  22. Training manual for health care providers (NDOH), 1999
  23. Syndromic management of STD (NDOH)1999
  24. Malaria control policy in SA; - (NDOH) 1995
  25. Guidelines for the prophylaxis of malaria, (NDOH) October 1996
  26. Guidelines for the treatment of malaria; - (NDOH) October1996
  27. Guidelines for vector surveillance and vector control; (NDOH) 1996
  28. Overview of malaria control in SA; (NDOH) 1997
  29. Guidelines for medical management of rabies; - NDOH document
  30. TB: a training manual for health workers; (NDOH) 1998
  31. The SA TB control programme, practical guidelines; - (NDOH) 1996
  32. Leprosy control in SA; (NDOH) June 1998
  33. Guidelines for the prevention and treatment of otitis media; (NDOH) December 1998
  34. Standard treatment guidelines for treatment of otitis media at PHC level
  35. National guidelines on primary prevention and prophylaxis of Rheumatic Fever (RF) and Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) for Health Professionals at Primary level
  36. Wits University PHC training manual for trauma
  37. The SA medicine formulary
  38. Norms and Standards for psychiatric conditions in SA; - (NDOH) 1998
  39. Guidelines for affordable mental health services for people with sever psychiatric conditions in SA
  40. National Policy guidelines for victims of sexual offences; - (NDOH) 1998
  41. National guidelines on primary prevention of chronic diseases of life style (CDL)
  42. Policy guidelines on the prevention of conditions leading to Disability
  43. National guidelines on prevention, early detection/diagnosis and intervention 0f physically abuse of older persons at primary level,
  44. National programme for control and management of diabetes type 2 at primary level; - (NDOH) 1998
  45. Guidelines for hypertension at primary health care levels; - (NDOH) 1998
  46. Community level Water and Sanitation
  47. Water and Sanitation Policy, 1994
  48. National Sanitation Policy White Paper, 1996.
  49. Integrated Nutrition Programme for SA draft document; December 1997
  50. Targeting strategy from Community – based nutrition projects
  51. National breast-feeding guidelines for health workers and health facilities, 1998
  52. Policy guidelines and recommendations for feeding of infants of HIV positive mothers
  53. Draft policy guidelines for Vitamin A Supplement, DoH
  54. Policy guidelines for health facility based nutrition interventions to prevent malnutrition in SA, 1998
  55. WHO/UNICEF Guidelines on Integrated Management of Childhood Illness.

  56. Wits University PHC Training Manual for Trauma.

  57. Primary Health Care Manual of the Essential Drugs Programme.

  58. Dr Richard Garrett, Surgeon, Benedictine Hospital, Nongoma, Kwazulu-Natal.

  59. Draft Norms, Standards and Practice Guidelines for Primary Oral Health Care. Department of Health, Pretoria, 1999.

  60. Points to consider in relation to workshops on essential devices and the rehabilitation Core package at primary level, from follow up workshop on Assistive Devices 14 – 17 September 1997.

  61. Policy Guidelines on the prevention of conditions leading to disability at primary Health care Level, Draft 4, December 1997.

  62. Rehabilitation for all! National Rehabilitation Policy. Final Draft, December 1998.

  63. Competencies of the CRF (Draft based on discussion of the therapy boards of the Health Professions Council).

  64. Dr Karin Volker, MBBCh, MFamMed, District Medical Officer for Disability, Okhahlamba-Emtshezi Health District.

  65. WHO global School Health Initiative, guided by the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion (1986).

  66. School Readiness Screening Pilot: April – July 1997, School Health and Youth Directorate.

  67. The Index – An Instrument to assess the Health Promoting Schools in South Africa.

  68. Quality Education for All: Overcoming Barriers to Learning and Development, Report of the National Commission on Special Needs in Education and Training (NCSNET), National Committee on Education Support Services (NCESS), Department of Education Pretoria, 28 Nov 1997.

  69. School Health Activities in South Africa, 1998.

  70. Health Promoting Schools Workshop, May 1997.

  71. Provincial Health Promoting Schools Network.

ABBREVIATIONS

AEFI  Adverse Effects Following Immunisation
AFP  Acid Fast bacillus
AIDS  Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
ANC  Ante natal care

ARI 

Acute Respiratory Infections
ART  Atraumatic Restorative Treatment
ATICC  Aids Training and counseling center
BCG  Bacillous
CBO  Community Based Organisation
CBR  Community Based Rehabilitation
CDL  Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle
CHW  Community Health Worker
CSF  Cerebro Spinal Fluid
DISCA  District STD Quality of Care Assessment
DOTS  Direct Observed Treatment
DPO  Disabled People’s Organisation
DPT  Diphteria-Pertussis-Tatanus
EDL  Essential Drug List
EHO  Environmental Health Officer
EPI  Expanded Programme of Immunisation
FEFO  First expiry, first out
FP  Family Planning
HBV  Hepatitis B Virus
HIB  Haemphilus vaccine
HIV  Human immunodeficiency Virus
IEC  Information Education and Counselling
IMCI  Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses
INH  Isoniazid
MCWH  Maternal Child and Women’s Health
MTCT  Mother To Child Transmission
NCSNET  National Commission of Special Needs in Education and Training
NCESS  National Committee on Education Support Services
ORS  Oral Rehydration Solution
OT  Occupational Therapy
PEP  Perinatal Education Programme
PHC  Primary Health Care
PLA  Participatory Learning and Action
PNC  Post Natal Care
POP  Plaster of Paris
RPR  A syphilis test
SOAP  Subjective, Objective Assessment Plan
STD  Sexually Transmitted Diseases
TB  Tuberculosis
TBA  Traditional Birth Attended
TOP  Termination of Pregnancy
TT  Tetanus toxoid
UV  Ultra Violet
UNICEF  United nations Childrens Fund
VDRL  Venreal Diseases Research Laboratory Test for Syphilis
VIP  Ventilated latrine
WHO  World Health Organisation

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