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| Code | Project name, contacts & collaborators | Legislation, policy, programme affected |
NLP  |
National
Programme of Action Providing input to the NPA through participation in NPA & PPA meetings. Contact: Sonja Giese or Teresa Guthrie |
Implementation of the Convention of the Rights of the Child. |
| NLP |
Development
of the Draft National Health Bill To ensure that children receive special protection in the National Health Bill. Contact: Paula Proudlock or Sonja Giese Collaborators: Community Law Centre, UWC |
Draft National Health Bill. |
| NLP |
Development
of the National Health Promoting Schools Policy To contribute towards the development of this policy document which will provide a national policy framework for health promoting schools. Contact: Eva Abrahams or Maylene Shung-King Collaborators: National and provincial departments of health (specifically health promotion), education and welfare. Medical Research Council, University of the Western Cape, National Progressive Primary Health Care Network. |
National Health Promoting Schools Policy Guidelines (Draft) |
| NLP |
Firearms
Control Draft Bill To ensure that children's right to be protected from gun violence is covered adequately in the new Firearms Control Bill. Contact: Paula Proudlock Collaborators: Gun Control Alliance |
Fire-arms Control Bill. |
| NLP |
National
School Health Policy Development To provide support for and to contribute to the development of national school health policy guidelines. Contact: Eva Abrahams or Maylene Shung-King Collaborators: Currently only national and provincial MCWH managers but will be broadened to include all relevant roleplayers as soon as the initial groundwork is complete. |
National School Health Policy Guidelines (Draft) |
| NLP |
Development
of Policy for Children with Chronic Illnesses National workshop convened. Advisory to Dept of Health in developing draft policy. To review the literature on epidemiology of childhood chronic diseases which can inform policy on the development of services in South Africa Contact: Maylene Shung-King or Eva Abrahams Collaborators: UCT and University of Natal Paediatrics Departments, National Department of Health Chronic Diseases Directorate, Medical Research Council and Health Systems Trust. |
Policy
for Children with Chronic Illnesses (Draft) |
| NLP |
Tobacco
Products Control Amendment Act & Regulations To collect and review the available literature from the SADC region on the effects of tobacco smoke on child health, on the smoking patterns of youth and on the effectiveness of interventions, to inform the development and implementation of the Tobacco Products Control Amendment Act. Contact: Teresa Guthrie or Maylene Shung-King Collaborators: the World Health Organisation, Medical Research Council, National Council Against Smoking, Cancer Association of South Africa, Department of Health - Health Promotion, Zimbabwean Ministry of Health, Swaziland Council on Smoking, Alcohol and Drug Dependency, Universities throughout the SADC region. |
The Tobacco Products Control Amendment Act & Regulations |
| NLP |
Submissions
on the Policy Guidelines for Youth and Adolescent Health To make submission and contribution to the development of policy guidelines for youth and adolescent health. Contact: Teresa Guthrie or Maylene Shung-King Collaborators: Department of Health (MCWH). |
National Policy Guidelines for Youth and Adolescent Health (Draft) |
| NLP |
Policy
Development for Social Assistance for Children with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses To convene a national workshop to develop policy regarding social assistance for children with disabilities and chronic illnesses, to inform the review of the Child Care Act. Contact: Teresa Guthrie or Paula Proudlock Collaborators: The Developmental Clinic, CHU - UCT, The Community Law Centre - UWC, the Department of Welfare (Social Assistance), the Department of Health (Chronic Illnesses and Disability). |
The
Child Care Act (Review draft) The Social Assistance Amendment Act |
| NLP |
Informing
the Child Care Act - Children affected by HIV/AIDS To provide input to the SALC on the rewrite of the child care act, with particular emphasis on children affected by HIV/AIDS. Facilitate CHPI input to the CCA in general. Contact: Sonja Giese or Paula Proudlock Collaborators: CT Child Welfare Society, South African Law Commission |
The Child Care Act. (Draft) |
| NLP |
Environmental
Impact on the Health of Children To review existing literature and research on the impact of aspects of the environment on child health, to determine gaps in the available evidence, and to collect relevant data to inform national environmental policies. Contact: Teresa Guthrie or Vuyiswa Mathambo Collaborators: the Medical Research Council, GLOBE, INCHES |
White paper of Pollution and Waste Management |
| NLP & PP |
Policy
and Legislation Update A joint initiative of CHPI, Contact Trust and the Human Rights Committee. The Update is an electronic publication that is distributed to approximately 400 people via e-mail and posted on the Parliamentary Monitoring Group website. It consists of the latest information on policy, laws and regulations on the following areas: Health, Welfare, Water, Environment, Human Rights, Justice, Safety and Security, Correctional Services, Education and Agriculture. Update is the most comprehensive policy and legislation service in South Africa. Contact: Paula Proudlock or Sonja Giese Collaborators: CONTACT and Human Rights Committee |
All legislation and policy reviewed. |
| PP |
Alcohol
Control To collate evidence on the effects of alcohol on all aspects of child health, and compile in submission format to inform National Policy and Legislation. Contact: Vuyiswa Mathambo or Teresa Guthrie |
Provincial Liquor policy (draft) |
| PP |
HIV
mother to child transmission (MTCT) policy development To develop a provincial policy for services for HIV mother to child transmission based on the experiences of the Khyaelitsha MTCT pilot project/programme Contact: Maylene Shung-King or Vuyiswa Mathambo Collaborators: Provincial Department of Health, UCT Community Health Department, Khyaelitsha district health management team |
MTCT
Provincial Policy (Draft). Hopefully to develop national policy. |
| PP |
Awareness,
knowledge and perceptions of the MTCT intervention in Khayelitsha To assess community awareness, knowledge and perceptions of the MTCT intervention. Contact: Vuyiswa Mathambo or Teresa Guthrie Collaborators: Infectious Diseases component of the Child Health Unit. |
MTCT
Provincial Policy. Hopefully to develop national policy. |
| PS |
A
National Programme of Action to Eradicate Child Labour in South Africa Participation in CLIG structures. Contact: Vuyiswa Mathambo or Teresa Guthrie Collaborator: Department of Labour. |
NPA strategy on Child Labour |
| PS |
The
Situation of Children on Farms To expose the Parliamentarians to the situation of children on farms; to their health, social and educational needs. To inform national labour policies, if necessary. Contact: Maylene Shung-King or Paula Proudlock Collaborators: Phillipi Farm Clinic and Creche. |
Laws and programmes affecting children on farms. |
| PS |
Primary
Level After-Hours Services for Children in the Western Cape Metropolitan Region To investigate primary level after-hours services for children in the Western Cape Metropolitan Region. Contact: Vuyiswa Mathambo or Maylene Shung-King Collaborators: Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, UCT and the Child Health Services Group. |
National Health Bill (Draft).Child Care Act (Review draft) |
| PS |
Supporting
Maternal Child and Women's Health Managers To support Provincial Managers of child health programmes Contact: Maylene Shung-King or Eva Abrahams Collaborators: Health, Welfare and Education sector departments involved in programmes for child health |
MCWH programmes & managers |
| PS |
Survey
of child health services To describe the current structure and functioning of child health services in SA. Contact: Maylene Shung-King or Eva Abrahams |
Child Health Programmes & Services |
| AA |
Representation
at the Parliamentary Committees Establish CHU as a child health information resource for parliamentarians To ensure the prioritisation of children’s issues. To facilitate participatory democracy. To impact wherever possible on policies and legislation pertaining to children. Contact: Paula Proudlock or Sonja Giese |
Parliamentary processes |
| AA |
Children
and Violence Forum To create a forum for networking, information sharing and skills development among organisations working with vulnerable children Contact: Sonja Giese or Paula Proudlock Collaborators: Trauma Centre |
Services for children affected by violence |
| AA |
Nutrition
Advocacy To provide advocacy support to the Unit’s nutrition division. Contact: Sonja Giese or Michael Hendricks |
National Nutritional Policies |
| T |
Short
Course in Child Health Policy To provide Provincial Managers with the skills to analyse and develop child health policy. Contact: Maylene Shung-King or Eva Abrahmas |
All developing child health policy |
| T |
The
Child in Context Seminar To give input to 5th year medical students on: - Children's rights and legislation affecting children. - Anthropological input on the cultural aspects of child health. Contact: Vuyiswa Mathambo or Paula Proudlock Collaborator: Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, UCT. |
Tertiary child health education |
| T |
MPhil
Programme- Advocacy Model To develop an advocacy module for the MPhil programme in order to develop the students’ understanding of child and maternal rights and advocacy principles. Contact: Sonja Giese or Paula Proudlock. |
Training of Mother and Child Health Professionals |
| . | On-going Networking Collaboration Consultation/ advisory boards Public awareness - materials, articles, media.Workshopping around issues: - Policy & Law Making Process - Health budget process - Key Bills - Health, Health Promoting Schools - Submission procedures - Legislation impacting child health - Media language - Demystifying advocacy |
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