The SA First Aid League (SAFAL) – also known as Die Suid-Afrikaanse Noodhulpliga – was established in April 1935 with the purpose of providing first aid training to the community at large. This service was extended to include provision of first aid assistance at sport and other community activities.
Continue reading →The Allied Health Professions Council of South Africa (AHPCSA) is a statutory health body established in terms of the Allied Health Professions Act, 63 of 1982 (the Act) in order to control all allied health professions, which includes AyurvedChinese Medicine and Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Homeopathy, Naturopathy, Osteopathy, Phytotherapy, Therapeutic Aromatherapy, Therapeutic Massage Therapy, Therapeutic Reflexology and Unani-Tibb.
AHPCSA is a statutory, SAQA-recognised professional body.
They have twelve professional designations:
The vision and objectives of DHASA are
-Making quality, affordable private healthcare more accessible to South Africans.
-Be recognised as a valuable role-player in healthcare, contributing to reducing the cost of healthcare.
-To promote the advantages of same-day surgical procedures in day hospitals.
-To actively engage and build positive stakeholder relationships.
-To actively participate and contribute to finding solutions to key issues faced by the hospital industry.
The SA Veterinary Council is the regulatory body for the veterinary and para-veterinary professions in South Africa and has a statutory duty to determine scientific and ethical standards of professional conduct and education.
Continue reading →Volkswagen Community Trust forms part of Volkswagen SA’s Corporate Social Investment activities. Throughout the world, Volkswagen is passionate about making people’s lives better and helping communities; and so the VW Community Trust is passionate about helping the lives of South Africans and building up communities.
Situated in the Volkswagen Uitenhage plant in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, the VW Community Trust strives to make a sustainable difference to communities and the shaping of South Africa.
The VWCT has 4 focus areas:
Education (Currently no bursaries being offered)
Youth Development
Health, Community and Wellbeing
Employee Volunteerism
The goal of the SA National Traditional Healers Association is to protect and promote the use of traditional concepts of natural healing, health and illness interpretations and non-intrusive and non-invasive healing practices.
SANTHA aims to provide information on traditional and herbal healing and to generate fruitful discussion on key issues in the sustainable and equitable use of plant resources in natural healing practices.
We further aim to protect the art of medicinal plants and herbs to ensure the future generations of South Africa remembers and keep using the power of human intuition armed with the force of nature and her plants.
Continue reading →The SA Brain Research Institute (SABRI) was the first non-government, non-profit medical research organization established in South Africa.
Continue reading →RuVASA (Ruminant Veterinary Association of South Africa) is a special interest group of SAVA (South African Veterinary Association). Membership is open to all veterinarians registered with the SAVC (South African Veterinary Council). Current members are dispersed throughout the country and neighbouring countries working in the private and public sector, universities, industries, laboratories and research institutions.
Continue reading →The SA Association of Health and Skin Care Professionals (SAAHSP) is a Non Profit Organisation serving its members and the Skin, Body, and Nail Care Profession and Industry as the Professional Body in South Africa. SAAHSP is legally constituted to protect the Public Interest in relation to services provided.
The organisation will develop, award, monitor and revoke Professional Designations and regulate Continual Professional Development (CPD);
Continue reading →The SA Association of Chinese Medicine and Acupunctue (SAACMA) is a dynamic professional association for practitioners of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture in South Africa.
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