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Quick Reference ‘How to’ Guide
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Primary Healthcare Level
2024 Edition
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Hospital Level, Adults
2024 Edition
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PAEDIATRIC HOSPITAL LEVEL
2023 EDITION
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Important update for all involved in the mpox vaccination roll-out
TB Think Tank
This package of care was developed to address the diagnostic work-up and
management strategies for PWH who require hospital admission with a possible new diagnosis of TB. It is intended to enable doctors and clinicians staffing emergency rooms to appropriately, confidently, and timeously diagnose TB.
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2020-4 Version 2.1
Medicines Information Centre
7th Edition
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Fifth Edition 2024
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A Clinical Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Drug-susceptible TB in Children and Adolescents in South Africa
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Consistently and correctly taking treatment and fostering combination prevention services
May 2024. Version 1.
Based on Clinical Management of Rifampicin-Resistance Tuberculosis: Updated Clinical Reference Guide, September 2023 and Circular 2/23: Implementation of BPaL-L regimen, South African National Department of Health
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For the management of protease inhibitor (PI) and dolutegravir (DTG) resistance
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The Adult Primary Care (APC) clinical tool is a comprehensive approach to the primary care of the adult 18 years or older. It is intended for use by all health care practitioners working at primary
care level in South Africa as a clinical
decision-making tool.
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National Clinical Management Training.
Participant Manual
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Updated clinical reference guide
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The programme that was formally known as Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of Transmissible Infections, is from now onwards called the Vertical Transmission Prevention (VTP) programme.
This guideline will be a component of the Maternity Care guidelines and the National Consolidated ART guidelines.
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Fifth edition 2023
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Minimum differentiated models of care package to support linkage to care, adherence and retention in care
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Clinical Guidelines for the Management of HIV in Adults, Pregnancy and Breastfeeding, Adolescents, Children, Infants and Neonates
(June 2023, Version 3)
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(April 2023)
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Minimum differentiated models of care package to support linkage to care, adherence and retention in care.
Adherence Guidelines for HIV, TB and NCDs (Updated April 2023)
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The purpose is to guide implementation, the management of patients started on TPT and the monitoring and evaluation requirements. It is intended for clinicians,
pharmacists and healthcare managers in the public and private sector.
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Standard Operating Procedures - Minimum package of interventions to support linkage to care, adherence and retention in care
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Updated clinical reference guide
Compiled by the Child and Adolescent Committee of the Southern African HIV Clinicians Society in collaboration with the Department of Health
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Guidelines developed to improve the management of viral hepatitis in South Africa
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The purpose of this document is to outline the process and procedure for quality TB screening and early identification of patients who require TB testing to minimize avoidable delays in diagnosis and treatment thus reducing TB transmission.
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March 2022
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2021 updated guidelines
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Nov 2021
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October 2021
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Information for healthcare workers
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Policy update: February 2021
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Updated pricing – circular version 3
for children who have not started or are more than 1 month behind
Compiled by Child and Adolescent Committee of SA HIV Clinicians Society in collaboration with the Department of Health
2020
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Updated March 2020
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Updated March 2020
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March 2020
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July 2020
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These guidelines were developed with the purpose to:
• inform healthcare workers in the public and private sectors about the disease, its epidemiology in South Africa and current methods of diagnosis and therapy
• strengthen the healthcare response to viral hepatitis
• empower communicable diseases workers and stakeholders to make informed decisions regarding
appropriate and cost effective interventions
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PPE – what to wear during COVID pandemic
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Clean and disinfect patient areas
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Keep your workstation clean
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How to travel safely using public or staff transport
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Protect yourself and others
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The aim of the SOPs is to enable delivery of effective differentiated care to patients within the health care system.
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Reference 2020/05/13/EDP/01
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Version 4
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USE OF CLOTH FACE-MASKS BY MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN SOUTH AFRICA DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
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Document prepared by the Occupational Health and Safety Committee – Covid-19 Response.
This is an interim guide that may be updated as the outbreak in South Africa intensifies, to guide additional workforce preserving strategies.
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Version 1
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Updated March 2020
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Version 3
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March 2020
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2019
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The development of the revised National Contraception Clinical Guidelines (2019) and the associated South African Handbook for Contraceptive Method Provision (2019) builds on two previous policy and guideline documents, the National Contraception and Fertility
Planning Policy and Service Delivery Guidelines (2012) and the National
Contraception Clinical Guidelines (2012).
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A Clinical Reference Guide
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Adapted from: Standard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicine List PHC
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Adapted from Standard Treatment Guidelines and EML PHC
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MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS
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Booklet
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2018
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Listeriosis: Clinical recommendations for diagnosis and treatment
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Please find attached the application form that is required to be completed for access to Third Line Antiretroviral Therapy. Please complete the form using the following steps:
• Download: Please download the PDF document.
• Open: Open the PDF document using Adobe Reader. Ensure you have the latest version of the form may not work properly.
• Fill: This is an editable PDF, and the minimum required fields will be highlighted. Please click on each field and enter the required patient information.
Please do not print out the document to complete by hand.
• Save: Once you have completed the document please save it to your computer by clicking the icon on the top left of the screen. Save it using the patient name and surname as a unique identifier.
• Submit: Close Adobe and attach the completed and renamed application form to an email and submit it to the following email address: TLART@health.gov.za
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This Adolescent and Youth Health Policy aims to promote the health and well-being of young people, aged 10-24 years.
Prepared by the National Department of Health
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July 2016
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The Framework outlines 5 strategic areas of work: prevention and response; monitoring and surveillance; research and innovation; laboratory capacity; and governance and enabling mechanisms
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The WHO Global tuberculosis report 2025 provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic, and of progress in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease, at global, regional and country levels.
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Evidence-based interventions;
What works, for whom, and in what contexts;
Key considerations and strategic actions for policy and practice
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WHO recommends an offering long-acting injectable lenacapavir (LEN) as an additional HIV prevention choice, as part of combination HIV prevention approaches.
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The guidance emphasizes integration, simplification, choice and equity.
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These guidelines promote the delivery of people-centred health services for STIs by providing evidence-based recommendations related to decentralization, integration, task sharing and digital health.
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This publication provides guidance for planning country-specific programming to achieve the triple elimination of mother-to-child (or vertical) transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B virus.
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June 2025: New recommendation for rapid ART initiation among people living with HIV who have mpox and are ART naïve or have had prolonged ART interruption.
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The WHO Global tuberculosis report 2024 provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic and of progress in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease, at global, regional and country levels.
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WHO’s updated guidelines prioritize broader access to PEP, including
community-based delivery and task sharing to mitigate barriers such as stigma and to ensure timely access
post exposure.
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These consolidated guidelines on differentiated HIV testing services (HTS) bring together existing and new guidance on testing across different settings and populations.
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Action for access in low- and middle-income countries
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The objective of the 2024 guidelines is to provide updated evidence-informed recommendations on key priority topics.
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Brief report 2024
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Normative guidance
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Recommendations for a public health approach
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WHO recommends that long-acting injectable cabotegravir (CAB-LA) may be offered as an additional HIV prevention option for people at substantial risk of HIV infection. CAB-LA is an injectable form of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) that has been shown to be highly effective at reducing the risk of HIV acquisition.
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MODULE 4: Treatment: tuberculosis care and support
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MODULE 4: treatment: tuberculosis care and support
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The objective of these guidelines is to provide updated, evidence-informed recommendations for treating adults, adolescents and children living with HIV who have cryptococcal disease.
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WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis Module 5: Management of tuberculosis in children and adolescents
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Technical report
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Each year, the WHO Global TB Report provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic, and of progress in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease, at global, regional and country levels. This is done in the context of global TB commitments, strategies and targets.
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90–70–90 targets that must be met by 2030 for countries to be on the path towards cervical cancer elimination
The 2020 WHO global TB report showcases the progress made towards ending the TB epidemic, and puts in stark perspective the current and potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, in
eroding the hard-won gains of recent years.
Module 3: Diagnosis - Rapid diagnostics for tuberculosis detection
Module 3: Diagnosis - Rapid diagnostics for tuberculosis detection
AN OVERVIEW OF VALIDATION STRUCTURES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
AT NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND GLOBAL LEVELS
Module 4: Treatment - Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis treatment
Module 4: Treatment - Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis treatment
These guidelines aim to provide recommendations for the diagnosis, treatment, and management of disseminated histoplasmosis in persons living with HIV
DRIVING IMPACT THROUGH PROGRAMME MONITORING AND
MANAGEMENT
Module 1: prevention: tuberculosis preventive treatment
Module 1: prevention: tuberculosis preventive treatment
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This policy brief highlights new guidance to optimize HIVST implementation, including effective service delivery models, linkage to care and support tools.
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WHO has published a global TB report every year since 1997. The main aim of the report is to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic, and of progress in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease, at global, regional and country levels.
The 2019 updated guidelines provide the latest recommendations.
This guideline examines the evidence and makes recommendations and remarks on the implementation of some of the details of breastfeeding counselling, such as frequency, timing, mode and provider of breastfeeding counselling, to improve breastfeeding practices. The objective of this guideline is to provide global, evidence-informed recommendations on breastfeeding counselling, as a public health intervention, to improve breastfeeding practices among pregnant women and mothers who intend to breastfeed, or are currently breastfeeding, and their infants and children.
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A WHO guide for planners, implementers and managers
These guidelines aim to provide evidence-based recommendations on the care and treatment of persons diagnosed with chronic hepatitis C infection.
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Supplement to the 2016 consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection
These new guidelines supersede previous WHO policy documents on the management of LTBI in people living with HIV, household contacts of people with active TB, other groups at risk of developing TB, and for LTBI testing. The consolidated guidelines are expected to provide the basis and rationale for the development of national guidelines for LTBI management, adapted to the national and local epidemiology of TB, the availability of resources, the health infrastructure and other national and local determinants. The guidelines are to be used primarily in national TB and HIV control programmes, or their equivalents in ministries of health, and for other policy-makers working on TB and HIV and infectious diseases. They are also appropriate for officials in other line ministries with work in the areas of health.
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The guidelines fill a gap in providing tools for surveying HIV prevalence in key populations, and the included questionnaires may also inform general population surveys.
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Supplement to the 2016 consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection: second edition June 2016
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Guidelines
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WHO policy brief
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This policy brief provides an overview of the WHO Guidelines for managing advanced HIV disease and rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy.
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Guidelines
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WHO recommends assistance for people with HIV to notify their partners
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WHO recommends HIV self-testing
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Supplement to consolidated guidelines on HIV testing services
In this new consolidated guidelines document the World Health Organization brings together all existing guidance relevant to five key populations – men who have sex with men, people who inject drugs, people in prisons and other closed settings, sex workers and transgender people – and updates selected guidance and recommendations.
These WHO guidelines provide guidance on the diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, the use of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection and the care of people living with HIV. They are structured along the continuum of HIV testing, prevention, treatment and care.
These guidelines aim to reduce morbidity and mortality related to TB and HIV-associated TB among people who inject drugs (PWID) through the integrated delivery of a comprehensive and holistic package of care.
This report from UNAIDS and the WHO discusses the six elements of HIV prevention efforts that are crucial to achieve the target of reducing HIV incidence to 500 000 or fewer by 2020. commitment, focus, synergies, innovation, coverage and accountability
WHO's Sept 2015 guidelines
Update to 2007 guidance to include all types of migrants and crisis-affected populations,
including those forcibly displaced. This update stresses that migration and forced displacement
must NO T be used as an excuse to deny treatment. Clear recommendations are provided for states,
clinicians and programme managers, civil society, donors and United Nations (UN ) agencies.
The WHO has released its first ever set of guidelines for the prevention, care and treatment of persons with chronic hepatitis B (HBV) infection on 12 Mar 2015, following the publication of its guidelines on managing HCV in 2014.
The updated WHO Guidelines on post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV for adults, adolescents and children were launched in January 2015
The WHO Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (MCA), in collaboration with the Department of HIV/AIDS, has developed these guidelines on the treatment of common
skin and oral conditions associated with HIV.
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The WHO has developed guidance for HCWs on how to support children up to 12 years of age and their caregivers with disclosure of HIV status.
