What is South African Military Health Service?
{{Infobox military unit |unit_name= South African Military Health Service |image= |caption= |dates= 1979-1994 (as SAMS of the SADF)<br/>1994-present (as SAMHS of the SANDF) |country= {{flag|South Africa}} |allegiance= |branch= |type= Military Health Service |size= ? |command_structure= [[Department of Defence (South Africa)|Department of Defence]] |garrison= [[Pretoria]], [[Gauteng]] |garrison_label= Headquarters |nickname= |motto= |patron= |colors= |colors_label= |march= |mascot= |equipment= |equipment_label= |battles= |anniversaries= |decorations= |battle_honours= <!-- Commanders --> |commander1= [[Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula]] |commander1_label= Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs |commander2= Lieutenant-General [[Aubrey Sedibe]] |commander2_label= [[Surgeon General of South Africa|Surgeon General]] <!-- Insignia --> |identification_symbol= |identification_symbol_label= |identification_symbol_2= |identification_symbol_2_label= |identification_symbol_3= |identification_symbol_3_label= |identification_symbol_4= |identification_symbol_4_label= }} The '''South African Military Health Service''' ('''SAMHS''') is the branch of the [[South African National Defence Force]] responsible for [[medical]] facilities and the training and deployment of all medical personnel within the military. This is unusual, because most national militaries have their medical structures integrated into their existing service branches. The SAHMS plays a large part to control [[AIDS|HIV/AIDS]] in the SANDF. The SAHMS was called the '''South African Medical Service''' (SAMS) before 1998. {{military-stub}} [[Category:Military of South Africa]] [[Category:Military organizations]] [[Category:Organizations based in South Africa]] [[Category:1979 establishments in Africa]] [[Category:20th-century establishments in South Africa]]