Deputy Speaker, I stand here on behalf of my colleague, the hon Singh, who is not at Parliament today.
The National Health Laboratory Service Bill remains critical and is frontline in our testing for HIV, TB, and other dread diseases in South Africa. While the IFP supports the amending Bill, we are mindful of the multiple challenges it will face, as regards its meaningful implementation.
The Department of Health remains adversely affected by various crises, such as leadership, work strikes, provincial bad debts and unsafe administrative buildings.