HONcode certificate: respect of the 8 HONcode principles by the health website

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Certificate of compliance with the Code of Conduct HONcode

The health Website
Health Systems Trust
is in compliance with the HONcode

Title of the site: Health Systems Trust
Web address: http://www.hst.org.za/
HONcode PIN number : HONConduct433381
Date of initial review: 28 Jun 2001
Validity of certificate 29 Feb 2012 - Feb 2014
Date of last visit 07 Mar 2012

This certificate confirms the revision of the site by the HONcode Team at the above date.
It respects and pledges to honor the 8 principles of the HON Code of Conduct (HONcode).

* 1. Authoritative 2. Complementarity 3. Privacy 4. Attribution 5. Justifiability 6. Transparency
7. Financial disclosure 8. Advertising policy

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The Health on the Net (HON) certificate serves as a guarantee that this website, at the date of its certification, complies with and pledges to honor the 8 principles of the HON Code of Conduct as drawn up by the HON foundation.

The responsible of the certified site commits to keep the site in compliance with the HON code principles for the duration of the certification.

Although measures such as a complaint mechanism, the periodical review and the automatic surveillance mechanisms are put in place to guarantee the compliance of the certified website with the ethical principles of HON as much as possible, incidental inaccuracies cannot be completely excluded. In no event the HON foundation and/or its partner(s) can be held liable for any damages resulting from the use or inability to use HON certified websites nor can the HON foundation and/or its partner(s) be held liable for the content of these certified websites, including, but not limited to the information of third-parties or hyperlinks accessible via HON certified websites.

The certified website is responsible for the content of its website, unless otherwise provided by law.

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You will find below the elements identified by the HONcode team at a precise date to justify the respect of the 8 ethical principles.

The content of this certificate has been collected and written by the Health On the Net Foundation (HON) and should not be used without previous permission granted by HON. A request for permission can be sent to: HON.

1. Information must be authoritative

HST Staff
HST’s staff members include a wide range of professionals from mainly health and social science backgrounds.
Jeanette R Hunter
Chief Executive Officer
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2. Presentation of the site
Mission:

Health Systems Trust (HST) provides free electronic access to health systems research-related reports, publications and papers.
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Audience:

Our Mission
To contribute to building comprehensive, effective, efficient and equitable national health systems by supporting the implementation of functional health districts in South Africa and the southern African region.
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Purpose of the website

Health Systems Trust is unable to provide medical advice to individuals

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3. Confidentiality

PRIVACY POLICY

HST recognises the importance of privacy to visitors of our website. We do not collect personally identifying information from you, unless you choose to provide such information to us, e.g. registering as a subscriber on one of our electronic discussion forums or filling in an online form. This information will never be divulged or sold to any third parties.

HST respects each individual user's right to privacy. In order to make your visit to the website easier and more friendly we may place a cookie on your hard drive. Cookies are small pieces of info... (29 Feb 2012) -

4. Information must be documented: Referenced and dated

References given for each publication.

Only data for one sample are displayed among those selected.

References
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Updated: January 2012
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5. Justification of claims

This principle is not applicable for this site

6. User support and adequation

Postal addresses, phones and emails provided.

Contact Details
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7. Disclosure of funding sources

Funders of HST
Current list of Funders
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8. Advertising policy

The Health Systems Trust website does not host any form of advertisement.
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