Chapter 2. Contents of the Project Chapter 2. Contents of the Project
2-1 Basic Concept of the Project
2-1-1 The Project and its Higher Objectives
“Health Sector Strategic Framework 1999-2004” is South Africa’s health sector development plan at national level. It emphasizes the need to
1) consolidate achievements in improving access to care and advancing equity, 2) deal decisively with the HIV/AIDS epidemic and its ramifications which threatens to undo our developmental gains 3) stabilise the hospital sector, and 4) adopt a multidimensional approach to ensure steady improvement in quality of care
In accordance with the Framework, the Limpopo DOHW make a strategic plan with a vision that “A caring and developmental health and welfare system which promotes well-being, self-reliance and humane society in which all people in the Limpopo province have access to affordable and good quality services”.
The Project is in accordance with “District Health Services” and “Provincial Hospital” plan raised in the
Strategic Plan for April 2003-March 2004 by the Limpopo DOHW and it can contribute to achievement of above goals.
The Limpopo DOHW attributes poor provision of health services and malfunctioning of hospital to its incomplete health system and they try to improve them by using the budget of “District Health Services” and
“Provincial Hospital”. They put more than half of the Limpopo DOHW’s budget to “District Health
Services”. Despite their effort, it is not easy to improve the whole health service provision system in the province. Thus the Limpopo DOHW has requested the Government of Japan for procurement of medical equipment and construction of clinics in the Greater Tzaneen SD where 3 tribes live together and where more delicate considerations in providing health services are needed.
This Project targets at improvement of primary and secondary health services through procurement of medical equipment and construction of clinics in the Greater Tzaneen SD (population of 380,000, data of 2002).
5 2-1-2 Basic Concept of the Project
The Project involves the following inputs to achieve the above mentioned goal.