title: Health legislation--a historical review.
abstract: The historical developments which led to the eventual promulgation of the Health Act of 1977 are enumerated. Mention is made of the parts played by the secretaries for health and the various commissions and committees in the evolutionary progress of the Act. The future pattern of responsibility for health services by three levels of government are suggested.
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D011634:Public Health / Q000266:history*; D013019:South Africa