Values

CORPORATE VALUES

  • SERVICE
  • SUBSIDIARITY
  • SOLIDARITY
  • STEWARDSHIP
  • DIGNITY IN WORK
  • INITIATIVE
  • INNOVATION
  • PROFESSIONALISM

Values of the Department of Health

The DOH identifies with 8 core values as follows:

1. Service: we are here to be of service to each other and all those who come to us. We will graciously and courteously, as much as we are capable of, meet their needs.

2. Subsidiarity: we believe that all staff have a right to plan their work to the best of their ability in the context of their own environment in so far as it supports the achievement of the organization’s purpose, goal, objectives and outputs.

3. Solidarity: we believe that we are all one, and on the same team. To this end we make our knowledge, skills and competencies available to all staff, to support them in contributing to the achievement of the organizations’ purpose, goal, objectives and outputs.

4. Stewardship: we believe that the resources available to us; human, financial, infrastructure, knowledge, skills and competencies, have been given to us in trust to manage and use in the most efficient and effective manner possible in service. We intend to develop the department into an organization better than what we came to meet.

5. Dignity in work: we believe that all work is dignified and equally important for the success of the organization, to this end we recognize and acknowledge all employees and their contribution to the department.

6. Initiative: we believe that all staff have a unique contribution to make to the organization. These contributions will be solicited, respected and encouraged at all times.

7. Innovation: we believe that there is always a better way to do things, we will look for and encourage innovation to continuously improve upon what we do and the services we provide.

8. Professionalism: we believe that all that we do is implicitly and explicitly in the interest of the organization. To this end all staff will carry out their roles and responsibilities with the utmost level of professionalism, expertise and objectivity.