Editorial Special Series on the DHS

28 May 2026

SALAD Organised Session at PHASA 2025

As part of the PHASA conference in April 2025, the South African Learning Alliance for the District Health System (SALAD) hosted a workshop titled, ‘Advancing Knowledge for District Health System Strengthening’. The purpose of the workshop was to reflect on developments in, and achievements made by SALAD since its inception in 2022; and to engage public health practitioners in discussions around key aspects of the DHS, including Community Oriented Primary Care (COPC), community participation, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), and health financing.