MRC/info4africa KZN Community Forum | February 2013
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Dr Musa Gumede, Deputy City Manager, Community and Emergency Services highlighted Operation Sukuma Sakhe, a ward-based community and government partnership aimed at fast tracking social development of disadvantaged households. As one of the current strategies utilised by government to mitigate for social determinants of health, Operation Sukuma Sakhe also works to harness resources of all developmental partners, including government, to reduce socio-economic inequities and reduce poverty. The programme addresses the critical health challenges of HIV, TB, teenage pregnancy, access to alcohol by the youth, drug abuse and trafficking.
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