Previous Conferences
RHC2023 Emerald Vale Brewery: Celebrate Rural In life, we face numerous challenges and are presented with choices along the way. Rural health services have encountered and conquered various hurdles, emerging stronger and more effective as a result of perseverance and teamwork. Our success is a product of our collective efforts to support one another through similar trials. Drawing from the insights of our friends, family, and colleagues, we enhance our ability to fulfill our responsibilities to the best of our capabilities.
RHC2022 Die Opstal WC: Learning, Adapting, and Thriving The Covid-19 Pandemic posed immense challenges on our health services and us as people. This forced us to learn, adapt and thrive“ and we believe that in rural areas we are one step ahead of the rest. This is achieved by innovative and passionate health professionals working with our communities. We are used to dealing with crisis, allocating limited resources, strengthening systems, thinking outside the box, distant learning, and being connected to families and showing compassion until the end of life
RHC2021 Shangri-La Hotel LP: Rural Health Equity People in rural areas should get the same services as people based in urban areas: the same quality, the same resources, and the same ease of access to services. To achieve this we have to be innovative in securing health professionals passionate about working rural, demand redistribution of resources, recognise that rural is different and determine how we can support service delivery and the health workers in rural areas.
RHC2020 was cancelled because of the COVID-19 Pandemic
RHC2019 Port Shepstone KZN: Izwi lomphakathi wasemakhaya - The Rural Voice.
RHC2018 Henley-on-Klip GP: Building the Legacy of Rural Health: Leadership, Advocacy & Clinical Care RHC2018 Conference Proceedings
RHC2017 Taung NW: Exploring Innovative Solutions for Rural Health!
RHC2017 Programme
Previous Conferences
For RuDASA Rural Doctor Conferences up to 2016
Rural Doctors Conference
RHC2023 Keynote Speakers
Keynote: Access to healthcare for vulnerable communities
Judiac Ranape is a Comprehensive District Health Nurse trainer and an abortion provider in the Southern/Western substructure of the Department of Health in Cape Town South Africa
She has a BTECH Degree in Primary Health care and practiced as a clinical nurse practitioner diagnosing, treating patients with acute and chronic diseases. She is a master trainer for Comprehensive Abortion Care with the Leading Safe Choice program of the Royal College of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (London), as well as a Comprehensive District Health trainer specializing in maternal & child health care. She is a Global Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity based at Tekano South Africa; her work in the fellowship is focused on access to healthcare for vulnerable rural communities, working with them by facilitating conversation around healthcare & amplifying their voices towards receiving accessible, affordable, reliable, and equitable health care services
Keynote: Role of NMAH CP centre of excellence in the public Health care defence and lessons learnt.
Gift Tshaka is from a small town called Nqamakwe in Kotana administrative area. He matriculated from St johns in 1993 where he was active in sport and choral music. He did his junior degree in Bsc Occupational Therapy with the University of the Western Cape and graduated in 1996. He furthered his studies in 2001 with the same university doing Masters in Public Health which he obtained in 2004 at the same time with his Diploma in labour Law and the latter was obtained from Institute of Global Business Solution in EL. In 2021 he enrolled with the National school of Government and obtained the following certificates; Nyukela Public Service SMS pre- entry programme, Project Khaedu: Field Assignment and in Methods and Perspectives.
Keynote: Is there hope for healthcare in the current economic climate?
Dr Jenny Nash is a Specialist Family physician with a Diploma in HIV management, who is working in the Amathole District Clinical Specialist Team (DCST). She worked at Mseleni hospital in rural northern KwaZulu Natal for 10 years, before moving to the Eastern Cape in 2008. She is passionate about providing integrated, quality health care to rural communities, mentoring and teaching health care workers. She has also been involved with analysing access rural communities have to surgical services, the skills needed for the "hub and spoke" district model to be effective, and how to address the gaps in clinical skills. In 2014 she was awarded the RuDASA Rural doctor of the year award, and in 2015 the SAMA Border Local hero award. In 2022 she was presented with a Certificate of Achievement by the District Manager for diligence in her work, and in 2023 received an award at the Provincial Batho Pele Awards for "Innovations: Rural health projects".
Keynote: The successful contribution of Clinical Associates to rural health service delivery.
The Rural Health Conference is pleased to announce the PACASA Keynote Speaker “ Ms Nomsa Sheron Ndaba. Nomsa Sheron Ndaba is Clinical Associate from a small town in Mpumalanga called Bethal. She is working at Wits-Vida Research Unit in Johannesburg. Nomsa graduated with a Bachelor's in Clinical Medical Practice from the University of Pretoria in 2015. She later did a Postgraduate Diploma in HIV Management at Stellenbosch University in 2018 and at just 28 years old, she holds an MPhil degree from Stellenbosch University and is well on her way for a PhD. As a Clinician, Nomsa has always been passionate about working in the rural areas to help people who can not afford Healthcare. That passion was soon followed by her move to the Northern Cape (Rural Kuruman) in 2019, after working at Evander District Hospital in Mpumalanga for 4 years. Nomsa is a people's person who loves public speaking. A famous line Nomsa is known for is :Dear Black Child, God can achieve your dreams.
