One of the functions of the Portfolio Committee on Health is to conduct oversight. The Committee therefore conducted its oversight visit in Mpumalanga Province from the 16 to 17 September 2013. The purpose of the visit was to assess infection control strategies and the quality of health services, the referral system and the functioning of the primary health care system, roll out of ARVs and drug stock outs, achievements and challenges with the roll out of the National Health Insurance Pilot Project. The Committee also wanted to gain insight into the functioning and recruitment of retired nurses, how they are compensated and their scope of work. The Committee also wanted to assess revitalisation projects and their functionality as well get a report on the deaths of initiates.