Journalists are invited to the launch of the Albertina Sisulu Executive Leadership Programme in Health (ASELPH) by the ASELPH Partners, aimed strengthening health policy transformation and service excellence in South Africa.
ASELPH is founded by a partnership amongst the University of Pretoria (UP), the University of Fort Hare (UFH), Harvard University represented by Harvard School of Public Health and South Africa Partners in collaboration with the South African National and Provincial Departments of Health (NDoH). ASELPH specifically aims to strengthen human resources capacity in the health system needed to deliver high quality, cost-efficient services through strengthened, executive-level training of health leaders and managers.
ASELPH is envisioned as a local ‘flagship programme’ capable of setting the standard for executive level health leadership and management training in South Africa. In addition, ASELPH organises and hosts University Forums, Policy Seminars and Round Tables to address key policy debates, as identified by NDOH, and focus on issues that will present the greatest challenges to implementation. ASELPH also utilises new teaching and learning strategies: each new training offering, its curricula, and pedagogical strategies and teaching materials (including case studies and exercises), are based on collaborative research that identifies information gaps and produces learning objectives.
Minister of Health Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, will officiate in the launch of ASELPH, which will be followed by a media briefing and a Policy Seminar on the National Health Insurance (NHI). ASELPH is responsive to emerging initiatives in the South African health sector through a combination of strategies that include:
- Targeted training of executive, district and hospital managers who are responsible for services related to the National Health Insurance Initiative (NHI);
- Strengthened management capability of current and emerging, district, health-related leaders who are responsible for the implementation of the NHI and the re-engineering of the Primary Health Care system noting that these District Health Managers will take on the role as Accounting Officers who can hire and fire staff as well as have the authorisation to procure all services delegated by the District Health Authority; and,
- Advancement of sustainable, relevant, educational and training capacity for health executives responsible for the management of large public health programmes such as HIV, STIs and TB.
Members of the Sisulu Family will be in attendance.
Details:
Date: Thursday, 16 May 2013
Time: 09h00
Venue: Fountains Hotel and Conference Centre, 1 St Georges Mall, Cape Town
Enquiries:
Mr Popo Maja, National Department of Health
Cell: 072 585 3219 or 082 373 1169
E-mail: majap@health.gov.za
Professor Stephen Hendricks
ASELPH: University of Pretoria
Tel: 012 354 1127
Cell: 082 804 5122
Prof Eunice Seekoe
ASELPH: University of Fort Hare
Tel: 043 704 7359
Cell: 076 150 6762
Spokespersons:
Mr Joe Maila, Ministry of Health: Spokesperson
Tel: 012 395 9625
Cell: 082 887 3581
E-mail: mailaj@health.gov.za
Professor Eric Buch, ASELPH: Spokesperson
Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences and ASELPH Co-director
Professor, Health Policy and Management University of Pretoria
Tel: 012 354 2386
Cell: 083 391 6962
Dr Mvuyo Tom
ASELPH: Spokesperson Vice Chancellor University of Fort Hare and ASELPH Co-director
Tel: 040 602 2071
Cell: 082 415 6058
