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Memorandum of Understanding Beween the
Governments of the Republic of South Africa and the
Republic of Italy in the Field of Health in Gauteng
Province
The Memorandum of Understanding deals with the Project
to Support the Gauteng Department of Health in implementing
a comprehensive health information system (hereinafter
referred to as "the Project"). The aim of
the Project is to adapt the health information system
in Gauteng in order to allow an equitable, efficient
and sustainable planning and management of health care
provision.
The objectives of the Project are to -
(a) produce a mapping Geographical Information System
(hereinafter referred to as "GIS") of the
facilities that provide health care in Gauteng and classify
them according to the services provided;
(b) obtain data from the health facilities to feed
in the GIS database to produce regular reports and maps;
(c) make sure that reports and maps are useful and
can be utilised also to ensure a proper understanding
of modelling and scenario analysis;
(d) obtain a population profile in terms of morbidity
and relevant population structure (age, gender, location,
social characteristics) in order to compare provision
of health services with population needs; and
(e) produce a set of performance indicators for the
health services and compare them to the client satisfaction.
The DGCS will make the following funds available, for
the implementation of the Project -
(a) one million one hundred and seventy seven thousand
five hundred and twenty one Euro (1,177,521 Euro) for
technical assistance;
(b) five hundred and twenty six thousand seven hundred
and eighty six Euro (526,786 Euro) for funds to be used
by the Gauteng department of Health;
(c) one hundred and three thousand two hundred and
ninety one Euro (103,291 Euro) for an agreement on training
with Istituto Superiore di Sanita (Italian National
Institute for Health).
The Memorandum of Understanding shall remain in force
for a period of three years and can be extended if Italy
and South Africa deem it necessary.
Issued by Department of Foreign Affairs
13 March 2002
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