On Tuesday, 31 July 2012 the Committee met with the Eastern Cape Provincial Department of Health in East London International Convention Centre and conducted a site inspection of the Cecilia Makiwane Hospital in Mdantsane. The following provincial and national officials were in attendance: Eastern Cape MEC for Health, Mr S Gqobana, Ms NP Makwedini (Eastern Cape Department of Health, ECDOH), Ms T Majaja (ECDOH), Dr ML Matiwane (ECDOH), Ms MT Tuswa (ECDOH), Mr JS de Jager (ECDOH), Ms ZPP Tantsi (ECDOH), Prof L Galo (ECDOH), Mr A Dzuda (ECDOH), mr MB Boya (ECDOH), Mr GLQ Kalimashe (Eastern Cape Provincial Treasury (ECPT), Ms NTM Mbina-Mthembu (ECPT), Ms SS Nqadolo (ECPT), Mr RW Morewane (National Department of Health, NDOH) Ms PS Khosa (NDOH), Mr I van der Merwe (NDOH), Mr B Melitafa (Coega Development Corporation), Ms FF Nemasetoni (Hospital Design Group, HDG), and Mr AJ van der Hoven (HDG).