South African Military Health Service

The South African Military Health Service (SAMHS) is the branch of the South African National Defence Force responsible for medical facilities and the training and deployment of all medical personnel within the military. This is unusual, because most national militaries have their medical structures integrated into their existing service branches. The SAHMS plays a large part to control HIV/AIDS in the SANDF.

The SAHMS was called the South African Medical Service (SAMS) before 1998.

Category:Military of South Africa
Category:Military organizations
Category:Organizations based in South Africa
Category:1979 establishments in Africa
Category:20th-century establishments in South Africa