The Department of Health in KwaZulu-Natal affirms it's commitment
to quality health care
The Head of the Department of Health in KwaZulu-Natal, Dr Sibongile Zungu
convened a three day strategic planning workshop (from the 18th to the 20th of
May 2012) attended by departmental managers from Head Office and Health
Districts. This meeting aimed at setting the priorities of the Department in
2012 and beyond in ensuring the delivery of quality health care services to our
communities.
Opening the workshop, the MEC for Health Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo said “in 2015
Presidents of countries globally will be meeting to report on their countries’
progress in line with the Millennium Development Goals”. “When the President of
South Africa goes to that meeting, it will be up to all of us what he will say
in front of other Presidents; as what we do and what we do not do will clearly
determine the outcomes. We are faced with many challenges in the health sector.
There is a need for all of us to put more extra effort. With the administrative
leadership and guidance from Dr Zungu, I have confidence that as a Department we
will continue to strive for excellence and put more effort in addressing the
current health challenges for the improvement of the lives of our communities in
the Province” emphasized Dr Dhlomo.
Echoing the sentiments of Dr Dhlomo, Dr Zungu said “for the change we want to
see, it starts with all of us. There is a need for us to do things differently
and better”. She further highlighted the achievements of the Department which
included the prevention of mother to child transmission, identification of
National Health Insurance three pilot sites, infrastructure outputs, male
medical circumcision, TB cure rate, total budget spend, HIV counselling and
testing, district specialized teams, provincial health summit, fight against
fraud and corruption, patients on ART, MDR centre of excellence, PHC outreach
teams, Cuban doctor program, implementation of breastfeeding policy, campaign
for accelerating the reduction in maternal mortality in Africa, malaria control
and political oversight.
Whilst highlighting the achievements, Dr Zungu also elaborated on areas that the
Department should improve on. These areas are on management efficiencies,
ambulance response times, asset management, supply chain management, management
accountability, quality of data and usage, planned patient transport, community
health promotion, monitoring and evaluation, quality of care, PHC supervision,
fleet management, maintenance of facilities, contract management, performance
management, client and staff satisfaction, medico-legal claims and interventions
for non-communicable diseases.
Dr Zungu emphasized that, for the Department to achieve it’s goals and targets,
rationalization and alignment within the Department is crucial and she further
unpacked the structural set-up that supports this process. She indicated that
the Department will, on finalization of this process be categorized by four
Regions managed through regional teams and each Region will be led by Regional
General Manager. Currently, the Department has eleven Health Districts in line
with the ten District Municipalities and one Metro in KwaZulu-Natal.
The three day workshop was characterized by informative presentations and report
backs and everyone participated with enthusiasm. Managers shared the platform
deliberating on progress, ideas, plans, challenges, interventions and
resolutions. The atmosphere entailed objective assessments, commendations,
constructive criticism and a team spirit which strived for the positive impact
where it matters – on the ground (in our communities). During the workshop, the
Department was joined by the National Department of Health and the Office of the
Auditor-General. The National Department of Health deliberated on NHI and the
Office of the Auditor-General on Drivers of Internal Control to Achieve Clean
Administration. Both deliberations were informative and useful to the management
of the Department.
Convening such a workshop indeed affirmed the commitment by Dr Sibongile Zungu
and her management team in the administrative leadership of the Department.
Closing the workshop, Dr Zungu highlighted that everyone has a role to play in
tackling the challenge of disease burden and ensuring a long and healthy life
for all South Africans. She continued to unpack quite a number of resolutions
that will ensure that the Department of Health in KwaZulu-Natal achieves this.
She encouraged all managers that they should never stop to strive for better.
“Change for the better is within all of us. Let us continue to serve our
communities with commitment and make a great impact where it matters most” said
Dr Sibongile Zungu.
Dr Sibongile Zungu (third
from right seated front row) with her management team
UDkt Sibongile Zungu (owesithathu ngakwesokudla kwabahleli
phansi) kanye nethimba lakhe labaphathi
Umyango wezempilo KwaZulu-Natali Uqinisekisa Ukusinikela Kwawo Ekunikezeleni Ngezempilo Ezisezingeni Eliphezulu
Inhloko yoMnyango wezeMpilo KwaZulu-Natali, uDkt. Sibongile Zungu ubambe
umhlangano wokucobelelana ngolwazi nokwakha amaqhinga wezinsuku ezintathu (kusuka
zingu 18 kuya ku 20 Meyi 2012) obuhanjelwe abaphathi boMnyango baseNhlokohhovisi
kanye neziFunda. Lomhlangano ubuhlose ukuhlonza izinhlelo ezibalulekile
zoMnyango kunyaka ka 2012 nangaphezulu ukuqinisekisa ukulethwa kwezidingo
zezempilo ezisezingeni eliphezulu.
Evula lomhlangano, uNgqongqoshe wezeMpilo KwaZulu-Natali uDkt. Sibongiseni
Dhlomo usho kanje “ngonyaka ka 2015 oMongameli bamazwe omhlaba wonke bazoba
nomhlangano ukuzobika ngenqubekela phambili yamazwe abo ehambisana nama
Millennium Development Goals”. “Uma uMongameli waseMzansi Afrika eya
kulomhlangano, kuzoba kithina ngazokusho phambi kwabanye oMongameli; njengoba
esikwenzayo nesingakwenzi ikona okuzokhomba imiphumela. Sibhekene nezingqinamba
eziningi emkhakheni wezempilo. Kunesidingo sokuba sonke sifake elinye igxathu.
Ngokuholwa nguDkt. Zungu ekuqinisekiseni izinhlelo, angingabazi ukuthi
singuMnyango sizoqhubeka ukwenza ngcono futhi sifake umfutho omkhulu
ekubhekaneni nezingqinamba zezempilo ukuze impilo yemiphakathi yethu
kwisiFundazwe ibe ngcono” kugcizelela uDkt. Dhlomo.
Ehamba emazwini kaDkt. Dhlomo, uDkt. Zungu usho kanje “lolushintsho esifuna
ukulubona, luqala ngathi sonke”. “Kunesidingo sokwenza izinto ngendlela ehlukile”
kugcizelela iNhloko yoMnyango kubaphathi. Uqhubeke wabalula imisebenzi emihle
yoMnyango efaka ukuvikela ukwesuleleka kwabantwana abangakazalwa ngegciwane
lengculazi, ukukhethwa kweziFunda ezintathu lapho kuzoqaliswa uhlelo lwe
National Health Insurance, ingqalasizinda, ukusokwa kwabesilisa, ukwelashwa
kwesifo sofuba, ukusetshenziswa kwezimali, ukwelulekwa nokuhlolela igciwane
lengculazi, amathimba ochwepheshe eziFundeni, ingqungquthela yesiFundazwe
yezeMpilo, ukulwa nokukhwabanisa nenkohlakalo, ukunikezela ngemishanguzo,
isikhungo solwazi sesifo sofuba iMDR, amathimba ezempilo ahambela imiphakathi,
uhlelo lokuqeqeshwa kodokotela eCuba, ukusetshenziswa kwenqubomgomo yokunceliswa
kwabantwana, uhlelo lokunciphisa ukushona komame uma bebeletha, ukuvikela
kumalaleveva kanye nokulandelela kwenqubekela phambili eMnyangweni ngabaholi.
Ngesikhathi ebalula imisebenzi emihle, uDkt. Zungu uphinde wabheka izindawo
lapho uMnyango ungenza ngcono khona. Lapha kubalwa ukwengamela kwabaphathi
okunomthelela omuhle, ukusabela kwabezimo eziphuthumayo emiphakathini,
ukuphathwa kwempahla, ukuthengwa kwezidingo zoMnyango, ukuba abaphathi bakwazi
ukuphendula ngezimo ezithile, izinga lolwazi oluqokelelwayo nendlela
olusetshenziswa ngalo, uhlelo lokuthuthwa kweziguli ukuyothola usizo kwezinye
izibhedlela, ukugqugquzela impilo emiphakathini, ukuhlolwa kwenqubekela phambili,
izinga lokunikezelwa kwezidingo zezempilo, ukwengamelwa kwemitholampilo,
ukwengamelwa kwezimoto zoMnyango, ukweneliseka kweziguli nabasebenzi, amacala
abhekene noMnyango mayelana nokwelashwa kweziguli kanye nezinhlelo eziphathelene
nezifo ezingathathelani.
UDkt. Zungu ugcizelele ukuthi ukuze uMnyango ukwazi ukufeza izinhlelo ozibekele
zona, kubalulekile ukuthi uMnyango ubhekisise amakhono akhona nokuwahlela
ngokwezidingo wabe esephinda echaza ukuba lokhu kuzokwenziwa kanjani. Uchazile
ukuthi uma loluhlelo seluphothuliwe uMnyango uzoba neziFunda ezine
ezizonganyelwa amathimba eziFunda kanti isiFunda ngasinye sizoholwa uMphathi
oMkhulu wesiFunda. Njengamanje, uMnyango uneziFunda eziyishumi nanye
ezihambisana ngokohlelo lwemiKhandlu eyishumi nanye lapha KwaZulu-Natali.
Lomhlangano wezinsuku ezintathu ubuqukethe imibiko enolwazi nefundisayo futhi
bonke abaphathi bebeyingxenye ngokukhulu ukuzimisela. Abaphathi bashiyelane
inkundla bedingida ngenqubekela phambili, amaqhinga, izinhlelo, izingqinamba
kanye nezixazululo. Umoya obuvunguza bekungowokubheka izimo ngokweqiniso,
izincomo, ukweluleka okwakhayo kanye nobumbano oluhlose ukwenza umehluko lapho
kubaluleke khona – emiphakathini yethu. Umnyango kaZwelonke wezeMpilo kanye
neHhovisi loMphenyi maBhuku esiFundazweni bebeyingxenye yalomhlangano. Umnyangu
kaZwelonke wezeMpilo ukhulume ngohlelo lweNational Health Insurance kanti
iHhovisi loMphenyi maBhuku labeka ngezinkomba ezisiza ukuba nokuphatha okuhle.
Zombili lezinkulumo zilethe ulwazi olubalulekile kubaphathi boMnyango.
Ukubamba lomhlangano nakanjani kuqinisekisile ukuzimisela kuka Dkt. Sibongile
Zungu kanye nethimba lakhe labaphathi ekufezekiseni izinhlelo zaloMnyango. Evala
lomhlangano, uDkt. Zungu ukugcizelele ukuthi wonke umuntu unendima okumele
ayidlale ukulwa nengqinamba yezifo ukuze kuqinisekiwe impilo ende kubantu bonke
baseMzansi Afrika. Uqhubeke wabeka izinkombandlela eziningi ezizoqinisekisa
ukuthi uMnyango wezeMpilo uyakufeza lokhu. Ukhuthaze bonke abaphathi ukuba
bangayeki ukuzimisela nokwenza ngcono. “Ushintsho lokwenza ngcono izinto
lungaphakathi kithina. Masiqhubeke sisebenzele imiphakathi yethu ngokuzimisela
ukuze senze umehluko lapho kubaluleke khona – emiphakathini yethu” kusho uDkt.
Zungu.
ENDS.
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