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Background

The Junior Doctors Association of South Africa (JUDASA) is a special interest group of the South African Medical Association (SAMA). JUDASA was formed in 1992 and is incorporated under section 21 of the Companies Act, 1973. Its main objective is to address the needs and challenges faced by the junior doctors within South Africa.

The South African Medical Association (SAMA) formed in 1998, is a non-statutory, professional association for public and private sector medical doctors. Also registered as an independent, non-profit Section 21 company, SAMA champions the interests and causes of both patients and doctors in areas of Government health policy as well as in their interactions with other stakeholders in the health arena. The Association strives for a health care dispensation that will best serve the needs of patients.

Membership to JUDASA is voluntary and is offered to all junior public health sector doctors within South Africa. This includes medical students, doctors doing their two year internship programme, those completing their one year of community service and junior doctors one year after Community Service.

Mission

JUDASA’s mission is to support its members by being involved with role-players such as our employer, the Department of Health and the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA), both fighting for our member’s rights and providing them with the necessary support for these intricate years and those beyond.The South African Medical Association’s (SAMA) mission is “to empower doctors to bring health to the nation”.

Objectives

• To promote the professional and legitimate interests of medical students, student interns, interns and medical doctors up to two years after registration.
• To define and establish relationships amongst members and between other medically associated groups, hospitals, public and private institutions, government authorities, the medical profession in general and the public.
• To promote the mission of SAMA. To serve the medical profession and to promote health for all by striving for an affordable, non-racial, comprehensive, effective and united health system to which all have the right of equitable access.
• Plan of Action
• Executive that is representative of junior doctors, in demographics and opinions
• Annual General Meeting
• Democratic election of executive committee and provincial representatives
• Ability of the SAMA Board of Directors to remove any executive committee member for non performance
• Participate in Department of Health activities and forums at a provincial and national level
• JUDASA and SAMA were the only two unions invited as interested shareholders to the inaugural Provincial and National Consultative Health Forum (NCHF)
• JUDASA has representation in two of the four chambers created at the NCHF
• JUDASA is often approached by provincial MECs for assistance in programmes affecting junior doctors
• Work with SAMA on issues affecting the health industry
• JUDASA is well supported by SAMA in all the projects it undertakes
• The Public Sector Committee of SAMA strongly advocates the issues of junior doctors
• Consult with constituents regularly regarding plans and progress
• JUDASA has its own link on the SAMA website
• Communication via the Medigram
• Utilisation of a bulk e-mail system to inform members of urgent communications