Department of Health Northern CapeActing Director
Jun. 2015 - Dec. 2022Pixley ka Seme DistrictImplement a comprehensive medium-term District Health Plan, efficiently utilizing all available resources, while continuously reviewing progress against the broad goals and objectives of the Department through the following:
- Providing Strategic Health Planning for the District within the prescribed planning and legislative framework.
-Compiling a Comprehensive Integrated District Health Plan for the delivery of health services in the District,
-Annual Performance Plan and Reporting and
-Providing leadership for PHC Re-engineering
-Putting systems in place for the effective management of the health services of the district in line with the key policy mandates.
-National Health Insurance mandates (DCST’s
-Quality Assurance and Improvement
-Ensuring the effective and efficient management of all physical, human and financial resources within the district.
-Facility Infrastructure improvement and maintenance
-Security -Communication technology equipment for quality health information and communication (Computers, Faxes, copier, networking etc.)
-Clinical equipment at health facility level to enhance the delivery of quality Primary Health Care.
-Establish rational staff establishments for the various health facilities within acceptable norms and standards
-Monitor the expenditure pattern of the health district and stay within budget
-District Health Expenditure Review
-Providing strategic leadership and management for a well-functioning District management team and the effective delivery of health services
-Monitoring and evaluation
-Team Building and support
-Providing relevant strategic Public Private Partnerships and Community Participation structures, within the prescribed procedures set by the Department
-Establishing of relevant committees as outlined (e.g Infection control, Quality control team, Response team) and community level (clinic committees, hospitals boards, District Aids Council, District Health Committee)
-Management of partnerships and reporting