About SAMHS
To ensure a healthy military community we
need to provide a comprehensive, excellent and
self-supporting multidisciplinary military
health service, which ensures a healthy military
community.
Why a Military Health Service?
Internationally it is standard principle that
members of a defence force who risk physical
psychological and social exposure, injuries,
disablement or death in service of their
country, can depend on a dedicated health
service that is guaranteed, comprehensive,
available anywhere at all times, and thus
supportive.
This international norm places a moral
obligation on a country to guarantee provision
on its defence force for a military health
service that renders continuous operational
health support. Thus the SANDF needs a health
capability that is trained in and interlinked
with the doctrine of combatant forces.
Operational Support
| SA Army |
SAMHS |
Defense of RSA
Peace support
Ground Forces |
8 Med Bn Gp |
Airborne forces
Special forces |
7 Med Bn Gp |
| Reserve forces |
Mobile Military Health Formation and other Res
structures |
| Area protection |
Area military health units |
| SA
Air Force |
SAMHS |
| Bases/Stations |
SAMHS infrastructure
Institute of Aviation Medicine
|
| SA Navy |
SAMHS |
| Naval Bases |
SAMHS infrastructure
SAMHS personnel on board vessels
Institute for Maritime Medicine (IMM)
(Diving and submarine medicine) |
| SAMHS Installations |
Client
|
Military Hospitals (3)
Military Base Hospitals (4)
Sickbays (36)
Institutes (4) (2 referral
centers)
Regional OHS centers (5)
Sickbays aboard ships
Military medical clinics (42)
Health
centers (28) |
SA National
Defense Force
SA Police Service
Dept of Correctional Service
Private sector as approved
Collateral
utilization |
Specialized Services and Logistic Support
| Institution |
Field of Service |
Client |
| Institute of Aviation Medicine |
Aviation Medicine |
SA
Air force
SA Airways
Dept of Transport
Presidency and Deputy President's household staff |
| Institute for Maritime Medicine |
Diving and submarine medicine |
SA Navy
All diving
organizations
in RSA
Dept of Labour
dept of Environmental Affairs |
| Military Psychological Institute |
Psycho-strategy
Trauma psychology
Aviation psychology
Specialist selection
Organisational psychology research
Training
Community psychology |
SANDF
SA Police
Service
Dept of Transport
Dept of Environmental Affairs
Dept of Correctional Services |
| Military Veterinary Institute |
Preventative and curative animal health
Promotion of animal health research |
Specialist Light Infantry (12 SAI Bn)
SA Police Service
Dept off Correctional Service |
| 7 Medical Battalion Group |
Defensive and detection measures for defensive warfare measures and radiation injuries |
SANDF
SA Police Service
dept of Foreign Affairs
Dept of National Health
National Energy Commission |
| Military Health Base Depot |
Acquisition, stockpiling and distribution of medical supplies |
SANDF
Civil services
Health authorities |
| Regional OHS
centers |
Occupational health and safety |
DOD
Dept of Labour |
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