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Vision

“A Long and Healthy Life for the Free State Community”.

Mission

The Free State Department of Health will achieve its vision by:

•	Providing quality, accessible and comprehensive health services through a family and community -based Primary Health Care (PHC) Approach to the Free State community;
•	Optimally utilizing all its resources to provide the caring and compassionate services;
•	Empowering and developing all its personnel and stakeholders; and
•	Adopting an evidence based and information centred approach to planning and decision making for the achievement of better health outcomes.