Following the Local Government elections scheduled for November 2000, delivery of primary health care will become the responsibility of local authorities. The implementation of this policy provides a number of major challenges to those currently managing and working for local authorities and provincial departments of health. The Health Systems Trust is networking with various groups with the aim of clarifying the role it could play in supporting the transfer of primary health care from provinces to local government. The Local Government Project aims at making people and organisations involved in local government aware of the legal transformation of local government and building capacity in order for local government to successfully deal with the challenges it faces. Although not specific to health, the municipal demarcation process will affect the boundaries of health districts.
Site contains information and documents about the process as well as interactive maps.
Contains information related to the local government transition process with links to the Organised local government act, the constitution and the South African Local Government Association. The Mvula Trust's mission is to improve the health and welfare of poor and disadvantaged South Africans in rural and peri-urban communities by increasing their access to safe and sustainable water and sanitation services. Our strategy is to support the development of good practice in the sector by testing and advocating sustainable models for cost effective delivery and management. The NCOP is a unique legislative body, as it is composed of delegates from South Africa's nine provincial legislatures, and has representation from organised local government. The discussion list localgov has been set up by Health Systems Trust with the purpose of facilitating and stimulating discussion about the very important issues arising from the transfer of primary health care services to local government and the impact on health services.