The vision of the Department of Health is to create a caring and humane society in which all South Africans have access to affordable, good quality health care. To this end, the Department aims to:

• Consolidate and build on the achievements of the past five years in improving access to health care for all and reducing inequity.
• Focus on working in partnership with other stakeholders to improve the quality of care of all levels of the health system, especially preventive and promote health
• Improve the overall efficiency of the health care delivery system.

Some of the health issues that have been prioritised by the Department are:

• AIDS
• Cholera
• Tobacco
• Malaria
• TB.