Rethinking How We Address Gendered Workplace Violence in Primary Healthcare Settings: A Dialogue with Abi Badru
12 May 2026
CEPSA delivered two podium presentations at the 2026 International Society of Pharmacovigilance (ISoP) Africa Chapter Meeting
2 June 2026Rethinking How We Address Gendered Workplace Violence in Primary Healthcare Settings: A Dialogue with Abi Badru
12 May 2026CEPSA delivered two podium presentations at the 2026 International Society of Pharmacovigilance (ISoP) Africa Chapter Meeting
2 June 2026
The District Health System (DHS) is the cornerstone of an equitable, primary healthcare-led system in South Africa. Here, we capture the evolution of the DHS from its early days post-1994 to the present.
Journal Articles
The changing fortunes of the DHS in South Africa (1994 – 2020): A retrospective review
By: E Whyle, T Assegaai, M Smuts, P Barron, T Masilela, K Vallabhjee, B Engelbrecht, L Gilson, H Schneider
Introductory editorial: Special series on the District Health System
By: H Schneider, T Masilela, J Mndebele, K Vallabhjee, I Petersen, L Gilson, B Engelbrecht
Webinars
What are the critical issues facing the District Health System in 2026?
This April 2026 webinar identifies pressing challenges such as rapid population growth, the nursing exodus, and the financial burden of medical-legal claims.
The DHS in South Africa: Looking back to look forward (April, 2024)
Hosted by PHASA HPSR-SIG and the South African Learning Alliance for District Health Systems (SALAD)
Other
Collaborative learning and co-creation as catalysts for health system strengthening
On 9 September 2026, SALAD hosted a one-hour organised session at the World Congress on Public Health in Cape Town, South Africa. The session, which was attended by more than fifty local, national and international delegates, included an introduction to the DHS and SALAD as a learning network before a four-person panel shared their perspectives collaborative learning for health system strengthening.