Chairperson, the ANC-led government will work together with all key sectors in our society through a social contract to continue to transform our health care system for the better. In Durban, the Department of Public Service and Administration has organised a week-long 8th Public Service Senior Management Service conference, focusing on the public health services sector.
The theme for this year's conference is: "Building collaborative leadership within the Public Health sector". Senior managers in the public health sector are already contemplating participating in collaborative leadership with their employees, so as to achieve the commitments that have been set by government, particularly the Millennium Development Goals, by 2014.
The government will always ensure democratic governance and improved management and leadership skills at all levels of the health system, as well as meeting the national standards of quality care. Thank you very much.