Is a plan in which communities are urged to actively participate in development issues to address problems such as poverty, inequality, and health issues in society. The NDP Vision 2030 is a national strategic plan that was released in 2012 to outline South Africa’s developmental goals that are to be accomplished by the year 2030.
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Community Participation in the National Development Plan Through Primary Health Care: The Case of LGBT Organizations in South Africa
Johannes Ntshilagane Mampane (University of South Africa, South Africa)
Copyright: © 2019
|Pages: 19
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-6133-0.ch008
Abstract
The chapter explores and describes community participation in the National Development Plan through Primary Health Care by using case studies of LGBT organizations in South Africa. Post-Apartheid and democratic South Africa has endorsed community participation as one of the fundamental pillars of the public Primary Health Care approach in its governance structures. This chapter focuses on the current major health issue in South Africa, the HIV epidemic, which is one of the leading causes of death in the country. Particular attention is paid to members of the LGBT community because of their discrimination in public healthcare facilities on grounds of their sexual orientation. The chapter relies on secondary sources of data collection from extant literature, textbooks, journal articles, and internet sources. Challenges to address LGBT community discrimination in HIV testing, prevention, treatment, care, and support were identified and solutions to uphold their human rights were proffered. These solutions are based on the principles of social justice, inclusion, diversity, and equality.