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HEALTH SYSTEMS TRUST Health systems supporting health for all in southern Africa Health Systems Trust is a not-for-pro?t organisation established in 1992 to support the transformation of the health system in South Africa. COMMUNIT DIALOGuES Y Based in all nine provinces, our areas of expertise are: » » » » » Providing management and implementation support in health districts Supporting implementation of priority health programmes Conducting essential national health research Generating information for planning, monitoring, evaluation and decision making Offering guidance, mentoring and training on good practice innovation on the above To this end, we have been involved in: » Working at district and sub-district level to support the implementation of the District Health System » Various initiatives to support PHC re-engineering and the successful implementation of the NHI, such as conducting the National Health Facilities Audit » Conducting and supporting extensive health systems research that has informed both policy and practice in public health in South Africa » Supporting health information systems in the country while conducting training to further strengthen these structures » Developing and disseminating key health publications • The South African Health Review, published since 1995, provides a public health perspective on prevailing health issues • The District Health Barometer provides a snapshot of PHC services in the public health sector across all provinces and districts • Our website, accessed by over 21,000 unique visitors per month, is a hub of information for public health researchers and advocates accessing a wide variety of resources on public health issues www.hst.org.za 54 Magazine Final.indd 54 North-W est Prov ince HEALTH SYSTEMS TRUS T Care Health tional dit ine Au The Na es Basel Faciliti Report mmary tional Su Na 2012 H HEALT S SYSTEMT TRUS DISTRIC T HEA LTH B AROM ETER 2 2011/12 HEALTH SYSTEMS TRUS T Durban (Head Of?ce) 34 Essex Terrace Westville, 3630 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.hst.org.za Proudly Associated with the National Lottery Board CORPORATE SOCIAL REVIEW 2013/07/29 10:47 AM