Northern Cape Department: Health

Overview The mission of the Northern Cape Department of Health is to provide quality health care services; promote a healthy, caring and responsible society; and offer caring, multi-skilled professionals who will integrate comprehensive services, using evidence-based care strategies and partnerships to maximise efficiencies for the benefit of all. The Department's strategic goals are: provision of strategic leadership and creation of a social compact for effective health service delivery; improved quality management and patient care across the system through, inter alia, developing the Department's human resources; improved health outcomes in managing both communicable and non-communicable diseases; reduction of maternal, infant and child mortality; an efficient health management information system; attainment of a positive audit outcome for both financial and non-financial management; and an improved and accelerated infrastructure development programme.