"Bringing health workers into public service on the African continent"
We are a social profit organisation with a dedicated team of people working with a network of
government bodies, private sector institutions and civil society organisations.
About AHP
Our Donors & Partners
South African National Department of Health
http://www.doh.gov.za/
The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (No 108 of 96) in Sections 27 and 28 gives everyone the right to access to health: Health care, food, water and social security. The Department's vision: a long and healthy life for all South Africans. AHP works closely witht the department to assist in the realisation of this vision.
Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA)
http://www.hpcsa.co.za/
HPCSA (the Council) is a statutory body, established in terms of the Health Professions Act No. 56. We are committed to serving and protecting the public and providing guidance to registered healthcare practitioners.
The Foundation for Professional Development
http://www.foundation.co.za
The Foundation for Professional Development (FPD) is South Africa's only private university, and has trained over 100 000 healthcare workers since 1997. It also has numerous outreach programmes aimed at supportive healthcare delivery in South Africa. AHP was formed as a joint venture between FPD and the Rural Health Initiative (see below) in 2007. Two of AHP's board members are appointed by FPD. FPD provides AHP with operational support, particularly in areas such as human resources, information technology and finance. The organisation also assists with strategic decisions, while much of our funding comes from FPD donors. Last but not least, FPD provides training for the healthcare workers that are placed by AHP.
The Rural Health Initiative
http://www.rhi.org.za
The Rural Health Initiative (RHI) is an initiative created by the South African Academy of Family Physicians Trust. The project was established to support rural healthcare facilities and the doctors who work in rural areas. RHI appoints two members to the AHP board, and much of our South African, CSI-based funding comes through them.
Homecoming Revolution
http://www.homecomingrevolution.co.za
The Homecoming Revolution is a non-profit organisation aimed at assisting South Africans who wish to return home to do so. AHP is their point of contact for any health professionals wishing to return to South Africa. They also help promote the organisation by providing space for us to market what we do at conferences.
The Rural Doctors Association of Southern Africa
http://www.rudasa.org.za
The Rural Doctors Association of Southern Africa (RuDASA) is an advocacy organisation that was established in order to ensure adequate staffing of healthcare facilities, and to be a voice for doctors in terms of working conditions. They provide strategic guidance to AHP, as well as ad hoc support for our doctors whenever it is required. AHP supports the annual RUDASA conference by providing funding for students, as well as the doctors we have placed, to attend. We also fund the organisation's Rural Doctor of the Year award.
The Rural Health Advocacy Project
http://www.rhap.org.za
The Rural Health Advocacy Project is a coalition of organisations that are working on advocacy and policymaking to improve conditions in rural healthcare facilities. The project is of immense value to us, as it acts as a credible voice to discuss essential issues affecting the work we do and the people we place at facilities. A representative from AHP sits on the board of the Rural Health Advocacy Project.
International Organisation for Migration
http://www.iom.int
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) is the leading inter-governmental organisation in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. AHP partners with IOM on research and strategic-level initiatives aimed at ensuring that southern African health workers affected by the diaspora can obtain permission to seek professional employment in South Africa.
South African Nursing Council (SANC)
http://www.sanc.co.za/
South African Nursing Council is the body entrusted to set and maintain standards of nursing education and practice in the Republic of South Africa. It is an autonomous, financially independent, statutory body, initially established by the Nursing Act, 1944, and currently operating under the Nursing Act, 2005. After signing an agreement with AHP in May 2012 - AHP will be working closely with the council to recruit more nurses for underserved facilities.
London GP Deanery
http://www.londondeanery.ac.uk
The London Deanery is a clinically-led organisation with responsibility for around 12,500 doctors and dentists in foundation, core and higher specialty training programmes as well as offering significant support for those in established practice.
McKinsey & Company
http://www.mckinsey.com/
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Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACCRM)
https://www.acrrm.org.au/
The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) is one of two colleges in Australia responsible for setting and arbitrating standards for the medical specialty of general practice. The College is committed to creating better care for rural and remote communities by providing quality education programs, innovative support and strong representation.
South African HIV Clinicians Society (SAHIVSOC)
http://www.sahivsoc.org/
The Southern African HIV Clinicians Society (the Society) is a membership organisation of over 3 000 health care workers with an interest in HIV. The Society’s mission is to promote evidence-based, quality HIV healthcare in Southern Africa.
The Aurum Institute
http://www.auruminstitute.org/index.php
Aurum is an internationally recognised, specialist research and health systems management organisation. Our focus is TB and HIV prevention, treatment and care. The negative impact of the poor understanding and management of these epidemics is vast, affecting individuals, communities and economies. The recognition of the huge advantages of controlling these diseases is Aurum's motivation.
USAID PEPFAR
http://www.pepfar.gov
PEPFAR (The United States President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief) has been a key partner to AHP since 1 October 2007. This initiative is focused on ensuring HRH (human resources in health) support. PEPFAR assists AHP by providing funding to place health workers in HIV/Aids treatment and management roles. The funds are largely being used to attract local health workers out of the private sector and into NGOs, with a secondary emphasis on attracting foreign workers into general facilities that focus on HIV/Aids and/or TB. PEPFAR has also assisted AHP with funds for specific initiatives, such as orientation packs for foreign doctors, a study on community service doctors, and for funding general infrastructure surrounding recruiting.
The USAID team is assisting AHP as we expand our service into the neighbouring countries of Swaziland and Lesotho. This team actually facilitated our introduction to the relevant health ministries, and are funding our work through SAHCD (The South African Human Capacity Development Coalition).
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a United States federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services. It works to protect public health and safety by providing information to enhance health decisions, and it promotes health through partnerships with state health departments and other organizations. The CDC focus national attention on developing and applying disease prevention and control (especially infectious diseases and foodborne pathogens and other microbial infections), environmental health, occupational safety and health, health promotion, injury prevention and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.
The Atlantic Philanthropies
http://www.atlanticphilanthropies.org
The Atlantic Philanthropies has been helping AHP since 2006, with an integrated approach that emphasises the growth of the organisation so as to operate more effectively. Their help has been significant, covering all aspects of our work. They have been prominent in helping to build our infrastructure, create a monitoring and evaluation function, IT systems, etc. They also facilitated the merger that served to create AHP (from the Rural Health Initiative) in 2007, and regularly advise on strategic decisions.
SIDA
http://www.sida.se/English/
SIDA (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency) started working with AHP in the second half of 2010. The areas targeted through their funding are AHP's orientation and ongoing support programme that supports all healthcare workers placed by AHP into rural facilities as well as a highly focused recruitment drive to source and place foreign qualified healthcare professionals. The latter is currently being implemented through an online health facility guide, doctor extranet and newsletter service permanently established on AHP’s website.
Anglo American Chairman's Fund
http://www.tshikululu.org.za
Anglo American has been an AHP partner since 2006. This particular working partnership focuses on the company's mining interests, in order to ensure that properly staffed health facilities are available to their staff, as well as their families and communities. The organisation thus funds the recruitment of doctors to in the rural North-West Province. The majority of the doctors that are recruited are foreign nationals, but we also work to attract as many local doctors as we can.
De Beers Fund
http://www.tshikululu.org.za
De Beers has been working with AHP since 2006. The emphasis of this partnership is on rural recruitment for the Limpopo Province, allowing De Beers to ensure that their staff, families and communities have access to proper healthcare. De Beers funds recruitment in this area, with particular emphasis on the Venetia mines near Musina. To date, we have recruited mostly foreign doctors, although a few local health workers have been recruited too. De Beers has also been an essential partner, in that they have facilitated AHP's networking ability with important organisations such as the Global Health Council (the largest affiliation group of healthcare organisations in the world), thus allowing us to grow our stategic profile and scope of work.
Discovery Fund
www.tshikululu.org.za
Discovery has been working with AHP since our inception in 2005. This is a multifaceted relationship. The primary focus is on recruiting foreign doctors into rural hospitals, but we have also completed a number of other initiatives with Discovery's help. These include: research conducted in order to create a relevant and useful orientation programme for arriving doctors, growth in our general infrastructure and development of a website.
National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund (NLDTF)
http://www.nlb.org.za/
We are delighted to have the NLDTF on board as a new donor in 2012. Their funding will assist AHP with orientation and retention, salaries and transport costs. The National Lotteries Board (NLB) was established in terms of the Lotteries Act (No 57 of 1997) to regulate the National Lottery as well as other lotteries, including society lotteries to raise funds and promotional competitions. The NLB also advises the Minister of Trade and Industry on policy matters relating to the National Lottery and other lotteries.
Health Professions Council of South Africa
http://www.hpcsa.org.za
The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) is a statuatory body that regulates the health professions in South Africa, in terms of registration, education and training, professional conduct and ethical behaviour. This also includes issues regarding the recruitment of foreign professionals. AHP abides by the requirements set by the HPCSA and has a good working relationship with its senior leadership, and provides them with the strategic information needed to make effective decisions. We support the staff capacity at their offices, and in turn, the HPCSA works with us to provide a more efficient service.
The Foreign Workforce Management Programme of South Africa
http://www.doh.org.za
AHP is committed to working with, and supporting the South African Department of Health in its endeavours to properly equip our public hospitals and facilities with the human resources needed to deliver equitable access to healthcare. We are in communication with its senior management around human resources in health issues, and consult at provincial level to identify special needs and process job offers. In order to facilitate the processing of endorsements for foreign doctors who are entitled to work in South Africa, we partner with the department's Foreign Workforce Management Programme in order to assist them with staff capacity.
South African Nursing Council
http://www.sanc.co.za/
South African Nursing Council is the body entrusted to set and maintain standards of nursing education and practice in the Republic of South Africa. It is an autonomous, financially independent, statutory body, initially established by the Nursing Act, 1944, and currently operating under the Nursing Act, 2005. After signing an agreement with AHP in May 2012 - AHP will be working closely with the council to recruit more nurses for underserved facilities.
