Vision

A Healthy Military Community

Mission

The Surgeon general's Mission for the SAMHS of the SANDF

To provide a comprehensive, excellent and self-supporting multidisciplinary military health service, which ensures a healthy military community.

Interpretation of the Mission

Provide
Should be seen as ensured and if the SAMHS cannot render service, then outsourcing akes place

Comprehensive
Primary, secondary and tertiary, holistic

Excellent
Exceeds client expectatio in terms of professionalism and friendliness

Self-supporting
Autonomy in operation

Multidisciplinary
Interdisciplinary including more than one discipline - all disciplines related to well-being

Military Health Service
Scope and nature of practice, not public/private health.

MISSION: Management Philosophy

Efficiency
Cost-effectiveness
Participative management
Standards in keeping with international norms
Professionalism
Ethics in keeping with internationally accepted declarations and practice
Future-orientated and innovative
Client orientation
Equal opportunities with merit as a basis
Non-discriminatory in respect of race, religion, culture and creed
Human resource development
Affirmative action towards a more equitable system

MISSION: Guiding Values

Fostering of all religions and religeous tolerance
Improvement of self-image
Promotion of a healthy and stable family life
Better understanding of others and respect for values enshrined in the Bill of Rights and the Defence Force Code of Conduct
Healthy social life
Improvement of the quality of working environment
Promotion of nobleness of professions
Promotion of discipline
Maintenance of physical and mental well-being
Patriotism
Loyalty
Fair labour practices
Just administrative practices
Integrity
Mutual trust

MISSION: Functions

Provision of military healt support to the SANDF
Regional and global military health co-operation and assistance
Provision of combat-ready military health forces
Preservation of life, health and property
Disaster relief
Assistance in maintaining essential health services
Support to other state departments and institutions with regard to unique capabilities
Health support to the SAPS as governed by agreemnent
Formulation of expert inputs with reference to policy planning
Health support to approved clientele
Diplomatic assistance operations
Maintenance of chemical and biological defence capability
Military health research and development
Occupational health surveillance and hygiene assessments
Presidential health support

MISSION: Clients

Primary Client:

The SANDF National defence Force

Secondary Client:

State dispensation
Central government
Other department
Provinces ( regional governments)
Local authorities
Other clients as approved by National Treasury

MISSION: Technology

Medical expertise covering the entire spectrum of health disciplines, encompassing the:

Evaluation
Preventative
Promotive
Diagnostic
Curative
Rehabilitative

This capability is deployed as:

Static military health force structures
Mobile military health force structures
Specialist military health units