Government-funded programmes and services for vulnerable - Unicef
Government-funded programmes and services for vulnerable - Unicef Government-funded programmes and services for vulnerable - Unicef
Department of Health ➔ level H3 are those in households with a private medical aid of whose medical costs are being paid by the Road Accident Fund or who are receiving compensation for occupational diseases. Patients at this level are charged the full public hospital tariffs (UPFS tariffs). Free healthcare services for all children younger than six and for children older than six with moderate and severe disabilities whose parents are unemployed or receive a child/older persons’ grant Subsidised healthcare for children older than six and adults with moderate and severe disabilities Services provided viii services, including day admissions interventions for prevention, correction or rehabilitation of a disability, provided it is motivated by a treating specialist and approved by a committee appointed by the Head of Health. Motivation is not required for emergency cases. needed for the prevention of complications, for rehabilitation, or for the correction of a disability. This includes orthotics, prosthetics, wheelchairs, walking aids, hearing aids, spectacles, maintenance and repairs. Targeted beneficiaries All children and adults living in poverty with moderate and severe disabilities Qualifying criteria ix moderate to severe disabilities who are younger than six, children older than six who receive a CSG or whose caregivers receive an older person’s grant qualify for free healthcare. than six and their caregivers who live in households that are classified at levels H1 or H2 in terms of the current UPFS subsidy provisions as described above will qualify for the prescribed subsidised rates. permanent. moderate to severe. All public healthcare facilities ➔ 87
Government-funded programmes and services for vulnerable children in SA ➔ incurable psychiatric diagnosis will qualify too. Exclusions temporary disability or with a chronic illness that does not cause difficulty in daily functioning are excluded. on medical aid or receiving compensation from the Road Accident Fund are excluded. 88 Integrated Nutrition Programme x Provides nutrition education and promotion to nutritionally vulnerable communities The programme includes: Supplementation Programme; supplementation programme; to successful breastfeeding programme and infant feeding programme; hospital initiative; and promotion; food fortification programme; education and advocacy. Targeted beneficiaries Nutritionally vulnerable communities and groups Health workers and dieticians employed at all public healthcare facilities Community healthcare workers working under the DoH or an NGO may provide a range of services related to nutrition education and promotion in the home and community. These include: information on mixed infant feeding, healthier nutritional choices and establishing food gardens; breastfeeding, good hygiene practices and the safe preparation of food, including infant formula feeding; growth of children. ➔
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<strong>Government</strong>-<strong>funded</strong> <strong>programmes</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>services</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>vulnerable</strong> children in SA<br />
➔<br />
<br />
incurable psychiatric<br />
diagnosis will qualify<br />
too.<br />
Exclusions<br />
<br />
temporary disability<br />
or with a chronic<br />
illness that does not<br />
cause difficulty in<br />
daily functioning are<br />
excluded.<br />
<br />
on medical aid<br />
or receiving<br />
compensation from the<br />
Road Accident Fund<br />
are excluded.<br />
88<br />
Integrated<br />
Nutrition<br />
Programme x<br />
Provides nutrition<br />
education <strong>and</strong><br />
promotion to<br />
nutritionally <strong>vulnerable</strong><br />
communities<br />
The programme<br />
includes:<br />
<br />
Supplementation<br />
Programme;<br />
<br />
supplementation<br />
programme;<br />
<br />
to successful<br />
breastfeeding<br />
programme <strong>and</strong> infant<br />
feeding programme;<br />
<br />
hospital initiative;<br />
<br />
<strong>and</strong> promotion;<br />
<br />
food <strong>for</strong>tification<br />
programme;<br />
<br />
education <strong>and</strong><br />
advocacy.<br />
Targeted beneficiaries<br />
Nutritionally <strong>vulnerable</strong><br />
communities <strong>and</strong> groups<br />
Health workers <strong>and</strong><br />
dieticians employed at<br />
all public healthcare<br />
facilities<br />
Community healthcare<br />
workers working under<br />
the DoH or an NGO<br />
may provide a range<br />
of <strong>services</strong> related to<br />
nutrition education <strong>and</strong><br />
promotion in the home<br />
<strong>and</strong> community. These<br />
include:<br />
<br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation on<br />
mixed infant<br />
feeding, healthier<br />
nutritional choices<br />
<strong>and</strong> establishing<br />
food gardens;<br />
<br />
breastfeeding, good<br />
hygiene practices<br />
<strong>and</strong> the safe<br />
preparation of food,<br />
including infant<br />
<strong>for</strong>mula feeding;<br />
<br />
growth of children.<br />
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