Mission
To provide leadership and a collective voice to improve access to health as a human right, through knowledge sharing, capacity building and partnership.
Core Values
The Public Health Association of South Africa is committed to the following core values:
- Equity
- Integrity
- Social responsibility
- Caring/ compassion/ empathy
- Partnership
- Proactive
PHASA has the following Objectives
- To advocate for access to health as a human right for all people in South Africa by influencing policy changes and promoting public campaigns.
- To promote conditions for a healthy society by initiating community programs and public awareness campaigns, achieving notable improvements in public health.
- To facilitate multi-disciplinary activities for health and wellness through organizing regular events such as meetings, conferences, and workshops.
- To support disease prevention and health promotion initiatives by forming strategic partnerships to achieve measurable improvements in public health indicators.
- To support public health leaders and advocates through enabling public health networks, promoting public health advocacy.
Governance
PHASA has an executive committee accountable to its members.
- All executive members are elected at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) for a three year term.
- The Secretariat is contracted to the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the organization is financially audited annually.
- The organisation and management of the organisation is outlined in our Memorandum of Incorporation (MoI)
