sector skills plan for the health sector in south africa

3.10.5 STRATEGY TO FIGHT TUBERCULOSIS .................................................................................. 39
3.10.6 MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH .......................................................................................... 39
3.11 EMPLOYMENT EQUITY AND BEE ................................................................................................. 40
3.12 VETERINARY SERVICES ................................................................................................................ 40
3.13 CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................... 41
4 THE DEMAND FOR SKILLS.................................................................................................................... 43
4.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 43
4.2 CURRENT EMPLOYMENT ............................................................................................................. 43
4.2.1 POSITIONS IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE ..................................................................................... 43
4.2.2 POSITIONS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR ................................................................................... 44
4.3 CURRENT SHORTAGES ................................................................................................................ 45
4.3.1 VACANCY RATES .................................................................................................................. 45
4.3.2 BENCHMARKING AND COMPARISONS ............................................................................... 48
4.4 FUTURE DEMAND ....................................................................................................................... 49
4.4.1 SKILLS DEVELOPMENT TARGETS SET BY THE NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.......... 49
4.5 FACTORS THAT IMPACT ON THE DEMAND FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS .................................. 49
4.5.1 HIV AND AIDS TREATMENT POLICIES .................................................................................. 49
4.5.2 POLICIES TO CONTROL TUBERCULOSIS ............................................................................... 50
4.5.3 MATERNAL, CHILD AND WOMEN’S HEALTH PROGRAMMES ............................................. 51
4.5.4 MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH OPERATIONS AND PEOPLE ..................................................... 51
4.5.5 EXPANSION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE ..................................................... 52
4.5.6 SKILLS REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NHI .................................................................................. 52
4.6 CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................................................. 53
5 THE SUPPLY OF SKILLS ......................................................................................................................... 55
5.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 55
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