Policies / Policies from 2010

Policies from 2010

Policies with publication year 2010.

South Africa's National Policy Framework for Women's Empowerment and Gender Equality

Gender and Human Rights

South Africa2010Gender And Human RightsOther

The gender policy framework highlights the gender equality visions of South Africa and ways to implement the visions. It serves as a comprehensive set of principles to guide all sectoral programs and practices. The framework proposes new terms of reference to ensure equal access and rights to goods and services for men and women. It attempts to ensure the incorporation of gender equality principles into all practices, policies, structures, and programs of the public and private sectors.

A Monograph of the Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage

Ministry of Health

South Africa2010HealthOther

This monograph aims to provide relevant evidence-based practical information and guidelines for all grades of a health worker at all levels of care who manage women with postpartum haemorrhage. It defines primary postpartum haemorrhage as the excessive blood loss from the genital tract during the first 24hours after delivery and secondary primary postpartum haemorrhage as the excessive blood loss following delivery after 24hours and up to 6 weeks following delivery. It outlines the causes of postpartum haemorrhage and avoidable factors for death.

Employment of Foreign Health Professionals in the South African Health Sector

Ministry of Health

South Africa2010HealthOther

This policy aims to promote high standards of practice in the recruitment and employment of health professionals who are not South Africans or permanent residents. It aims at precluding the active recruitment of health professionals from developing countries unless there are specific government to government agreements to allow and support such recruitment.

Plant Breeders� Rights Policy

Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Forestry,Ministry of Fisheries

South Africa2010Agriculture And Rural DevelopmentPolicy

The objective of this Plant Breeders� Rights policy is to stimulate economic growth by providing an internationally recognized system for plant variety protection, ensuring the availability of plant varieties for South African agriculture, encouraging the participation of those previously excluded from economic activity by recognizing their informal systems of innovation and creativity and encouraging the sustainable use and conservation of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture.

Pesticide Management Policy for South Africa

Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Forestry,Ministry of Fisheries

South Africa2010Agriculture And Rural DevelopmentPolicy

The objectives of this policy are to improve the legislative framework to ensure that South Africans are better protected from health and environmental risks posed by pesticides; to encourage the development and use of alternative products and techniques and reduce dependence on chemical plant protection products; to integrate relevant international agreements and initiatives from other government departments; to enhance transparency, access to information and improve public participation in the registration of pesticides. These objectives will be achieved through the application of relevant and existing international agreements, policies and regulatory frameworks.

Regulation on Investment of Pension Fund Assets, 2010

Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning

Nigeria2010FinanceOther

This regulation covers institutional framework; authorized markets for trading; quality of financial assets; conflict resolution; investment limits and performance benchmark; authorized and unauthorized investment and voting rights.

Yobe State Government Strategic Health Development Plan (2010-2015)

Yobe State Government

Nigeria2010HealthOther

This plan discusses eight priority areas identified to improve the performance of the health sector in Yobe State. The areas are leadership and governance, service delivery, human resources for health, health financing, health information system, community participation and ownership, partnerships for health, and research for health. The plan specifies a goal with strategic objectives and corresponding interventions and the required activities to attain the goals.

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