The SA Association of Registered Phytotherapists (SAARP) represents registered phytotherapy practitioners: diagnostic healthcare practitioners who provide individualised herbal medicine treatment, nutrition and lifestyle advice and holistic and preventative healthcare.
Continue reading →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 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:
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 SA Association of Chinese Medicine and Acupunctue (SAACMA) is a dynamic professional association for practitioners of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture in South Africa.
Continue reading →The Office of the Health Ombud is an independent body established in terms of the National Health Amendment Act of 2013 and is located within the Office of Health Standards Compliance (OHSC). The Office is assisted by persons designated and seconded by the OHSC with the concurrence of the Ombud and reports to and is accountable to the Minister of Health. Professor Malegapuru William Makgoba was appointed by Minister of Health as the first Health Ombud in South Africa since 1st June 2016 for a non-renewable term of seven years.
Continue reading →The mission of ARC-OVR is to provide scientific support for Veterinary Services in effective risk management for quality of life for all in South Africa. The ARC-OVR strives to deliver world-class veterinary research in providing scientific support. Research activities focus on the development and improvement of vaccines and diagnostic tests, applying the latest molecular biological techniques.
OVR promotes animal health and welfare by providing an effective and efficient diagnostic service and producing vaccines against Foot and mouth and tick-borne diseases. OVR is the collaborating centre for both the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) surveillance and control of animal diseases in Africa and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations for the emergency preparedness for transboundary animal diseases for Africa.
Continue reading →The ODF is the national umbrella body for the promotion of organ and tissue donation. We actively plan and implement education and publicity programmes that are designed to raise awareness of organ and tissue donation with the aim being to prime individuals towards consent.
The ODF is not a medical organization and plays no role in the allocation, or procurement, of organs. We receive no funding from government and rely entirely on our own fundraising initiatives and generous donations from corporates and individuals to support our work.
The Foundation has two main focuses:
The NHLS is a national public entity established in terms of the National Health Laboratory Service Act, No. 37 of 2000, governed by a Board to provide quality, affordable, and sustainable health laboratory services, training, and research. It was established in 2001, by amalgamating the former South African Institute for Medical Research (SAIMR), the National Institute for Virology and the National Centre for Occupational Health. It is managed according to the provisions of the National Health Laboratory Service Act, the NHLS Rules, and the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), No. 1 of 1999 (as amended).
Through its countrywide network of quality-assured diagnostic laboratories, the NHLS is the sole provider of diagnostic pathology services to over 80 percent of the South African population. It also provides surveillance support for communicable diseases, occupational health and cancer..
Continue reading →PASASA is a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring the safe use of paraffin in the domestic. Paraffin Safety Association of South Africa was founded in 1996 by the petroleum industry of South Africa for avoiding paraffin incidents and poisoning amongst children at that time. PASASA is headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa and has offices in Durban, South Africa.
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