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"Inspiring others towards rural health"

Vision:
For all rural people in Southern Africa to have access to quality health care.

Mission:
RuDASA strives for the adequate staffing of rural health services by appropriately skilled medical staff and to be a voice for the
rural doctor regarding training and working conditions.

STOP PRESS!!

THE RUDASA
RURAL DOCTOR OF THE YEAR 2008

Call for nominations


12th conference on Rural Health 2008

Dates: 18-20 Sept 2008
Location: Beaufort West
Theme: Rural health TEAMS

AHP are looking to sponsor Health Professionals to go to the conference.  There are limited sponsorships available, to apply click here>>

Abstract submissions are invited for poster, oral presentations and workshops.


Statement by the Rural Doctors Association of Southern Africa (RuDASA)


14th National Family Practitioners Conference
8-10 August 2008, Rustenburg Civic Centre
More information: http://saafp.org/conferences/index.php/Congress/2008


African section of the Journal Rural and Remote Health launched!


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RuDASA uses a number of ways of communicating with its members. In the past we have relied on the website and the newsletters, but we now would like to make use of Mailadoc to give feedback and stimulate discussion. Mailadoc is a email-based discussion group for mostly rural doctors, where a range of issues (from policy to clinical queries) are posted and discussed. If you would like to keep up-to-date with happenings from RuDASA, please subscribe!

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Rural Health Strategy - draft 2 March 2006
Note: This is the National Department of Health's draft rural health strategy, to which RuDASA has contributed.  The Department has asked for input and feedback.  Any such feedback can be submitted through RuDASA, via the chairperson Dr Bernhard Gaede besam@lantic.net


Strategic Plan 2005


7th WONCA Rural Health Conference 2006: Transforming Rural Practice Through Education

PowerPoint slides of all the plenary sessions are available at http://www.ruralwonca2006.org


RuDASA has launched a Recruitment Project, in collaboration with the Africa Health Placements

New procedures and polices now make it easier for foreign qualified doctors to work in South Africa. For more information, click on "Working in South Africa"

Priorities:

1. Inspire others, through relationships:

  • To inspire rural learners to study medicine and other health professions
  • To inspire students and graduates to consider rural medicine as a career.
  • To inspire rural doctors through mentorships.
  • To inspire doctors to work in rural areas
  • To inspire local, provincial and national government to support rural health
  • To inspire specialists in regional and central hospitals to support rural hospitals

2. Lobbying and advocacy for rural health. Lobbying with and for rural communities and rural health workers to the Department of Health and broader government.

3. Influencing change. Having an influence by placing RuDASA people in key positions, linking with “friends of RUDASA” in key positions, and/or influencing key people to become rural friendly, in Universities, Department of Health, the Health Professions Council of South Africa and South African Medical Association.

4. Strengthen links to rural communities to ensure working together so that we speak with, rather than on behalf of, rural people.

5. Promote student interest and involvement in rural health and career choices in rural medicine through student electives, RuDASA conferences, holiday programmes, working with rural support network and helping to support related activities.

 

 
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