District Health System performance in South Africa: Are current monitoring systems optimal?
In this article, we review the monitoring and evaluation system that is used to measure the performance of primary healthcare delivered through the district health system and district management teams. We then review some global frameworks, especially linked to the World Health Organization, an...
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South African Medical Association
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In this article, we review the monitoring and evaluation system that is used to measure the performance of primary healthcare delivered through the district health system and district management teams. We then review some global frameworks, especially linked to the World Health Organization, and look at some of the differences between what is internationally recommended and what we do in South Africa. We end with some recommendations to improve the system.
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| spelling | doaj.art-6788e88a493141f79d3c62fbf30a02162024-04-23T07:47:57ZengSouth African Medical AssociationSouth African Medical Journal0256-95742078-51352023-12-011131210.7196/SAMJ.2023.v113i12.1614District Health System performance in South Africa: Are current monitoring systems optimal?P Barron0H Mahomed1T C Masilela2K Vallabhjee3H Schneider4School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaWestern Cape Government Health and Wellness and Division of Health, Systems and Public Health, Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South AfricaDepartment of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Pretoria, South AfricaClinton Health Access Initiative, Pretoria, South AfricaSchool of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa In this article, we review the monitoring and evaluation system that is used to measure the performance of primary healthcare delivered through the district health system and district management teams. We then review some global frameworks, especially linked to the World Health Organization, and look at some of the differences between what is internationally recommended and what we do in South Africa. We end with some recommendations to improve the system. https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/samj/article/view/1614INDICATORS; USE OF DATA |
| spellingShingle | P Barron H Mahomed T C Masilela K Vallabhjee H Schneider District Health System performance in South Africa: Are current monitoring systems optimal? South African Medical Journal INDICATORS; USE OF DATA |
| title | District Health System performance in South Africa: Are current monitoring systems optimal? |
| title_full | District Health System performance in South Africa: Are current monitoring systems optimal? |
| title_fullStr | District Health System performance in South Africa: Are current monitoring systems optimal? |
| title_full_unstemmed | District Health System performance in South Africa: Are current monitoring systems optimal? |
| title_short | District Health System performance in South Africa: Are current monitoring systems optimal? |
| title_sort | district health system performance in south africa are current monitoring systems optimal |
| topic | INDICATORS; USE OF DATA |
| url | https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/samj/article/view/1614 |
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